Maine Memory Network

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"… Portland, is the county line between Franklin and Somerset counties. David Hutchins, originally from Massachusetts and a descendent of English…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… thee villages in the town of New Portland, ME., Somerset County. It was first called Gilman Stream Rips and is located about twenty miles Northwest…"

Skowhegan Community History - Bloomfield Academy

"… of land and it was located in northern Franklin county. The land was not settled until years after the grant and one resident of Bloomfield had a…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… was Maine’s second largest wool producer, behind Somerset Co. Maple sugar was also in demand as a way to become less dependent on imported molasses…"

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

"… dial telephone service to the twelve exchanges in Somerset and Franklin counties in 1959, the era of individual community telephone service ended…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"… Company, 1908, reprint 2003 Remembering Franklin County, Luann Yetter, The History Press, 2009 Strong, Maine 1801-2001, The Strong Bicentennial…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"Coal was also hauled into Franklin County by train. The depot in Strong was located on the street that we call Norton Hill today."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"As one of the Franklin County District's handful of remaining Granges, it suffers from the effects of a declining population and lost industry."

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

"… Strong and other communities of Northern Franklin County through active guide associations, local celebration of the region's outdoor heritage and…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"… sold lunches at the mills, had booths at the county fair, and sold chances on quilts and other donated items."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… Dist.# 4 - Kennedy School was situated on the old county road east of the Sandy River in the area now known as Norton Hill at Hunter Road."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… changed, Guilford was located in the counties of Somerset, Penobscot, and finally Piscataquis. Pond Block, Guilford, ca."

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

"County ChampionsStrong Historical Society By today’s standards, late 1800s and even early 1900s rural life may have seemed harsh and austere, but…"

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

"… evolved as populations grew in Franklin County towns. Two hundred years before zip codes and email, mail delivery was relatively simple and…"

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

"… of the Soldiers Home in Washington Precinct, Hall County, Nebraska. After the War many Maine residents had moved West in search of a better life or…"