Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… very early school buildings was erected in the forest by the settlers in the Thomas Wright District. in the upper portion of East Strong."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"In the Maine Woods, Forest and Stream, The American Angler, Rod and Gun, and The American Sportsman magazines carried her articles about Maine…"

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

"They also help to support another 50 jobs in forest harvesting and distribution. Mt. Abram High School and four MSAD 58 schools, as well Strong town…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… Hall was given over by the Independent Order of Foresters for this purpose. Malcolm Willis was the first commercial teacher."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… Bay were quite primitive at that time with dense forest extending to the water’s edge, few houses, the only roads being foot and horse paths."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 2 of 3

"… apparel," which operated in Portland at 16 Forest Ave for just over forty years. It closed its doors in 1976 with the retirement of its…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… Not an easy life those early days, roadless dense forest isolating the early lightkeepers from the small farming population in North Lubec."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… of log huts, the ring of the ax in the great forest, and the hum of life in the home of the hardy pioneer."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"The GAR helped establish soldiers' homes in sixteen states and orphanages in seven states by 1890. The soldiers' homes were later transferred to the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad

"The train also transported forest products and potatoes. Potato traffic hit an all-time high in 1930. The railroad hauled 899,300 tons of potatoes."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 2 of 2

"Forest resources were utilized right away, and "pine boards and staves (for barrells) and clapboards" were among the first things made for trading…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"Seventeen million acres of forest were damaged, and five million became once again damaged. Estimates for natural resource losses exceeded one…"

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

""Fly Rod" Crosby Jeremy Porter home, Strong, ca. 1880Strong Historical Society Fly Rod's mother was a Porter, and through her she was…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"… Historical Society, 1992 A Distant War Comes Home: Maine in the Civil War Era, edited by Donald W. Beattie, Rodney M. Cole, and Charles G."

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

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

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

"The post offices continued in private homes without a formal name until 1837. When the newly-named Strong Post Office moved to a three-story…"

Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"… “Vacationland,” where they enjoyed Maine's forests, mountains, and vast coastline. Many of these visitors headed “downeast” towards Acadia National…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"… heavily developed with family camps, cottages and homes. The different fish in Porter Lake are the landlocked salmon and lake trout, brook trout…"

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

"… died on Armistice Day in 1946 at the Marcotte Home in Lewiston. In her final years she had struggled with poor health, failing eyesight and had…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"Lura would usually walk back home after the afternoon session. But at 4:00 pm Lura hadn’t returned home. Her parents rode to town looking for her."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"… town can now continue educating it's children at home and have a community school where it ought to be", he said."

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

"… destroyed and more than 1,000 people lost their homes. Yet, according to masonic records, from 1775 to 1786, the Grand Lodge either admitted to…"

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

"… active guides association and a region still home to some of Maine’s finest fishing and hunting."

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

"helped do with charity, by 1890 soldiers’ homes were established in 16 states, and orphanages in 17 states. The third and final ideal is loyalty."