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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."

Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"Hoping to expand McAuley, Sister Mary Laboure Morin, President of the Portland Sisters of Mercy, reached an agreement with Mercy Health System of…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"A train from lower Maine and Massachusetts runs along the Androscoggin River the whole length of the town on its way to Rumford."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Working in Maine

"… the State of Maine in three different jobs; the Forest Service, Bureau of Parks and Plants for Baxter State Park, and the Department of…"

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."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"While water provided the power, the forests and fields provided the raw materials: first and foremost timber, but also grains, hay, hops, apples…"

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…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… took through ancient North Yarmouth's dense forests. This exhibit is a brief history of how that wilderness was transformed by the creation of…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"… the next year published her first book of poetry, Forest Buds from the Woods of Maine, under the pseudonym Florence Percy."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About MCHP

"… that allow site visitors to create and share their own albums; and much more. The MCHP is supported by the Institute of Museum & Library Services."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 2 of 3

"… Workshop X At right, Dani Fazio, Image Services Coordinator for the Maine Historical Society, taught a photography workshop for students."

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

"… X Ben Godsoe, a Muskie School for Public Service graduate student, has helped develop the Sandy River Land Trust and High Peaks Alliance and a…"

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

"… the Lakes chapel is still there and holds regular services during the summer. Next door, the Outdoor Sporting Heritage Museum enshrines the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"… farm northwest of the village, on her way to services at the Methodist Church. It was a mile and a half walk that she made each Sunday, weather…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

""Clin" or "C.V.", as he was better known, acquired property on Upper Main Street, directly on the railroad easement."

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 2 of 4

"… History Schools, Social Life and Community Service Strong offered a variety of social and service organizations, including the Gift Club, Senior…"

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

"… Water Act was passed, and the Department of Human Services required residents to boil their drinking water."

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."

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

"She was engaged by the Maine Central Railroad to help market the Rangeley Lakes as a popular destination for tourism."

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…"