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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"… 2011-2012 Return to Student Research Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad station, Strong, ca."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"By 1879, this standard gauge railroad connected with the Sandy River Narrow Gauge Company rail system."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… are busily engaged upon the ice-breakers in the Sandy River, just above the new railroad bridge at this place."

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

"1910 Today one can still hitch ride on the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad at their museum in downtown Phillips."

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

"… the museum can still ride the railroad along the Sandy River, albeit only for a limited distance. Fly Rod retired to a quiet life in downtown…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Welcome to Strong

"The 1790 census record lists “Sandy River, Middle Twp.” Soon it became known as Readstown, for the settlement proprietor, William Read."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"… Damariscotta River area to this area known as the Sandy River Territory. By the end of the 18th century, townspeople asked that the area be…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Cheese Factory

"… farmers, and the farmers named the factory the Sandy River Cheese Company. The cost of purchasing the land and building the factory was $1,656.00."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… - Dyar School was located on the west side of the Sandy River on the road to Farmington. It was situated in the area across from the present Ladd…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"The Sandy River flows into Strong from the west, tracks easterly to a point south of where the village was settled, then sweeps around a large bend…"

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

"… Service graduate student, has helped develop the Sandy River Land Trust and High Peaks Alliance and a new 45-mile Fly Rod Crosby Trail."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Many people fish in the local brooks, the Sandy River, and in Porter Lake. Fly fisherman, starting in the 1800s, used some of the flies that…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"… and built the first bridge that crossed the Sandy River. The bridge was made of wood and lasted 11 years before being washed away."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"In the winter the building was often so cold that only a small area near the register was barely comfortable. The wind swept down the river and up…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"In April, 1871, a group of farmers organized the Sandy River Cheese Company, the first in the state."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"… from northern Vermont down the Androscoggin and Sandy River valleys to Hallowell. A Revolutionary Was soldier, Col."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"When the route of the narrow gauge railroad through Freeman was established several miles from the mill, it was apparent that he could not benefit…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"… York, where she advocated for the Narrow Gauge Railroad as a means of accessing bountiful fishing and hunting grounds in the Western Maine…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"Also the railroads offered scheduled special trains along with rare discounted rates. G.A.R. PicnicStrong Historical Society The second…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"… today! Larger deliveries came through the railroad station at the base of Norton Hill. Lucky residents might collect a box of fresh bananas and…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Index

"… Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley - People, Early Settlers WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture - Agriculture Welcome…"

Phillips Historical Society

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

"He enlisted in the United States Army at Dead River Plantation. Daniel was assigned to the Company K in the 9th Maine Infantry on September 16, 1864."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"Prominent Women Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Julia Harris May poetry collection, 1903Farmington Public Library…"