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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"Porter Lake is west of the New Vineyard Mountains. Many inlets supply the lake from all sides, as well as natural springs."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Green Mountain Railway

"Green Mountain had been the site of a hotel since about 1866 when Daniel Brewer create a carriage trail to the top and built a hotel."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"The mountains surrounding Rumford, including Black Mountain, White Cap, and Glassface offer summertime blueberry picking and hiking."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Byron

"There are nine mountains in Byron: Old Turk (Mount Turk and Broad), Whaleback, Durham Hill, Hedgehog Hill, Pleasant, and Record are a few."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… from the Pennacook tribe had a camp on the mountain in back of what is known as the Ira Wing farm."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… and Special Collections Library Over the mountains, to the south, the three towns of the Nezinscot Region are powered by a more diversified…"

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

"… fishing and hunting grounds in the Western Maine mountains. She was a Porter, on her mother’s side, and is buried in the Porter lot."

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

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

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

"Tourists on their way to or from the Rangeley Lakes often stopped at the hotel (which eventually fell into disrepair and was torn down in 1969)."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"… to Student Research Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad station, Strong, ca. 1910Strong Historical Society As gold brought rails west…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"… the local brooks, the Sandy River, and in Porter Lake. Fly fisherman, starting in the 1800s, used some of the flies that originated in Maine like…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"Resources Mountains of Maine, Steven Pinkham, Down East Books, 2009 Stand Firm Ye Boys from Maine, Thomas Desjardin, Oxford University Press, 1995…"

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 2 of 3

"… School's librarian, and Steve Pinkham, author of Mountains of Maine: Intriguing Stories Behind Their Names."

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

"… in 1908, laying a water line from nearby Day Mountain Pond. The Strong Water Company was created by an act of the Legislature on March 15, 1899."

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

"… tells of a trip to New Vineyard across Porter Lake. This was in the spring, and the ice had begun to melt. Dr."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… road now known as Barker Road across from Herrick Mountain Road, in New Vineyard. This school was later called the Guild School."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"The absence of a lake shore or a pond for summer recreation was in part replaced by shallow pools on the Swift River, known as ABC, and covered for…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"… and develop the water power that flows out of Lake Webb, down Webb River, and enters at its confluence with the Androscoggin River in Dixfield."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 2 of 2

"… State Class A Championship game in Augusta (and Lake Region in the A/B playoff). The New England Championship tournament was held in Durham, NH at…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"… A vs B playoff game in 1976, Rumford High crushed Lake Region by 50 points, thus ending the A/B playoff for all future Maine teams."

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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…"

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

"The Bridge That Changed The Map Text By: Carl W. Stinchfield Return to Online Exhibits Maps are often changed when bridges are built which alter the…"