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

"… economic development and a commitment to preservation of the “Maine Woods experience” for future generations. Return to Online Exhibits"

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

"Then Isaiah ran into the woods, and he slept in between two logs for the night. Eventually he safely made it back to his group's tents."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"The inside of the Opera House was wood, while the outside was brick. The heating system caught fire and quickly ignited the wood."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"Pat Hennin, who owned Wood Butcher tools from 1991-1999, and a Century 21 real estate business in 1999."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Student Research

"… As we looked at the lists of the hundreds of men who served in the United States military and even a few who served in the Confederate Army, we…"

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

"Men and women have corresponding titles of address in each of the first four degrees: Faith - laborer and maid; Hope -- cultivator and shepherdess…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Most men would go through a lot of cold weather to shoot a good size buck. Deer hunting has always been a big part of Maine."

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

"These men rode through the villages on horseback with their mailbags. Mail carriers had a pouch for each town: Strong, Kingfield, Salem…"

Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"These men were to get to Quebec by following the Kennebec river upstream. Someone informed George Washington that the only way to travel on the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Minturn Schoolhouse

"Both floors were heated by a wood stove in the winter. Minturn student Marion Stinson recalls: "...we’d take a big potato and put it in a coffee can…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"… around Folsom and Upper Ponds, sending the wood down the streams for transport to the saw mill."

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"As soon as the ice thawed, the men would bring the logs out of storage. Life on the log drive was hard. The men worked hard 14 to 16 hours a day."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Years on Mt. Desert Island

"… these families farmed, fished, dug clams and sold wood to ships which arrived here from distant places."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 139-194

"… monetary policy, his foray into cutting cord wood, picking up lumber and other material along the Penobscot River, a clam voyage to Cape Jellerson…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"At the peak of Stockholm’s industrial development it was estimated that 330 men and women were employed."

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"Wood wasnʼt expensive at all, for it was natural and was in major production, but metal, on the other hand,was hard to find and was not in major…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"Gleason, attend to the objects of the wood, the rock, the teams, the hay, the wood for home consumption, the care of the buildings, and everything…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"… to settle the area as hostilities ended. Joseph Wood and John Roundy added their names in Jan 3rd 1762 to a petition “To His Excellency Francis…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"Mr. Arnold, one of Haley's employees, had just walked across the 100 pound piece of pine wood when he heard the board strike the ground."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"The original building was made of brick with wood dentils and very detailed window borders; the foundation was made of granite."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… where, for a time, loads of coal and pulp wood waited for the freighters to arrive. Those settling on Toddy Pond eked out livings as farmers too…"

Historic Hallowell - Cascade Hand Tub

"… far between because houses were made of heavy cut wood from the forest regions around Hallowell and the logs that floated down the Kennebec."

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"… factory, originally a spinning mill, is now Solon Woods where they make popsicle sticks and other small wood pieces."