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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"Judd, Edwin A. Churchill, and Joel W. Eastman, University of Maine Press, 1995 Fly Rod Crosby, Julia A. Hunter and Earle G."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1940 to Present Day

"A time-line chiseled into a granite wall in the business section on Main Street highlights important events in the town’s history, and Thomaston…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"Off stage, he was a hunter, guide, medicine man, and tribal leader. Clever in the marketplace, he boosted sales of Wabanaki relics and crafts by…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting

"Ice men are guiding ice blocks toward the steam-powered conveyor belt. This belt lifts the blocks up, into the ice house for later shipping."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Cheese Factory

"Located on Upper Main Street, the cheese factory operated for several years, starting in 1871. This factory had been organized by local farmers, and…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"Strong Historical Society The Maine Central employed Crosby as a writer and sent her all over the east coast to represent the Maine Woods at…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Student Research

"So many Maine soldiers perished or migrated as a result of the War that the rural population was affected."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 1 of 3

"… Strong Historical Society received a grant from Maine Historical Society, through the Maine Community Heritage Project, to develop a web-based…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"Noah Gould served in Co. E 24th Maine Inf. & Co. L 2nd Maine. Cavalry. He was married to Alma Weymouth, who died in 1881. He later married Mary A."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"… were large amounts of untouched woods in Western Maine, but the only way to effectively transport the harvested timber to southern markets was by…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment

"… also stopped by the encampment to hire Indian guides for canoe outings or sport-hunting, to place special orders for items such as personalized…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"… in 1848 on a knoll overlooking Depot Street and Main Street. The church was dedicated in 1849. For more than 100 years, it served its members, but…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 4 of 4

"Each town’s Comprehensive Plan will guide their future, but their roots will always remain in Ancient North Yarmouth."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"… school in Kentucky for a time they returned to Maine. The sisters operated a private school for girls in Farmington, known as Wendall Institute…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"Sporting camps around Maine loved to have Fly Rod come and visit. She was great publicity! The sporting camps would give her free food and free…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"For a time birch pulp wood was shipped from Maine to him in Boston, but he soon realized that he needed to relocate his operations to a site where…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… was erected for them next to their home on Upper Main Street, presently the home of Anthony Nichols."

Seashore Trolley Museum

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Welcome to Strong

"… the stories that shaped this small community and its inhabitants in the western mountains of Maine. Click Here To View All Of Our Online Items"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 3 of 3

"… with the society’s start of the yearlong Maine Memory project to research and map local homes, businesses and townspeople’s lives after the Civil…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"George Washington was not yet President, and Maine was still part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"From there, the river drivers guided the logs to Bangor and boom operators sorted the logs. Finally, the lumberman sawed the logs into lumber for…"