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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"… 1801," complied by Lewis Brackley and Charles Lisherness, Strong Historical Society, 1992 A Distant War Comes Home: Maine in the Civil War Era…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"Other members were Ralph E. Eustis, Charles H. Mallory, Mrs. Agnes Allen and Holman Daggett, who resigned in 1949 and was succeeded by Hervey B."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"It was a mile and a half walk that she made each Sunday, weather permitting. Sabbath day activities started with Sunday school, followed by 10:00 a.m."

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

"Daniel Witham Abbott was born on April 26th, 1845; he was the son of Richard and Susan Abbott. He enlisted in the United States Army at Dead River…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Welcome to Strong

"Within these pages you will find a wealth of local knowledge and treasures passed down and preserved for future generations."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"… Toothpick MillStrong Historical Society Charles Forster of Boston developed a machine to mass-produce toothpicks."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"She received her first fly rod as a gift from Charles Wheeler. It was made out of bamboo and weighed five ounces."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About MCHP

"… topics in Maine history; Maine History Online, a comprehensive survey of Maine history organized by time period and theme; lesson plans; a gallery…"

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

"Guile, Fred E. McLeary, Leslie A. Vining, Charles Pease, Abner W. Mayo, Horatio N. Luce, John W. Durrell, W. H. Conant, Clyde E. Durrell, Stephen D."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Student Research

"The 8th graders also worked on a digital map. The project topics chosen were: Our Conclusions As we looked at the lists of the hundreds of men who…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"That was a lot of money when most people earned a $1 an hour at work. Bear hunting was really popular, and sometimes each town would shoot close to…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"Taylor, and within a few years they were divorced. She took a job on the Portland Transcript in 1855, and the next year published her first book of…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"… commissioners learned immediately that building a standard gauge railroad would be too costly, so they used a “narrow gauge” system for smaller…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"The regular salary was $10 to $15 a week. The teacher usually boarded with a family in the area. Dyer School Building, cr."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"Public BeachStrong Historical Society A public beach, however, was not available until the mid-1950s."

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

"When mill owner Charles Forster died, his estate funded a 16-bed hospital. Doris Clark was Bell’s nurse for 18 years."

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

"Charles Bell and owned by the Forster Manufacturing Company. Tourists on their way to or from the Rangeley Lakes often stopped at the hotel (which…"

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

"The star means a soldier and a sailor clasping hands in front of a figure of Liberty. Members of the G.A.R."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"A special feature was a new handicapped accessible classroom for the Severe and Profoundly Challenged Program students."

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

"The student records also included letters from former students who needed to provide employers with a record of their grades."

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

"Letters for residents were dropped into a bin on a wheel by the first letter of a person’s last name."

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

"Sometimes I built a fire in a long stove, using odd pieces of discarded shovel blocks.” Everyone used the same long-handled dipper to drink from the…"

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

"Valerie Tucker is a freelance writer and a member of the Strong Historical Society. She enjoys researching local history and ancestry."

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

"… where the village was settled, then sweeps around a large bend to a southerly track toward Farmington."