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

"Most houses had a well, but as the village grew, residents formed the Strong Water District in 1908, laying a water line from nearby Day Mountain…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… concern on the part of the Surry citizens whose community was as tinder dry as Mount Desert Island."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"… would look forward to and in which the whole community would participate. In more recent years, church membership has declined somewhat, as it has…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… an international reputation in the scientific community for his 1816 book Elementary Treatise on Mineralogy and Geology, the first American…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… there were many difficulties that challenged the community. These challenges included freshets (floods), fires and weather."

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

"… seemed to blend well with the people in the new community. With all of the new jobs and things to do in Stockholm, it was a great place to live."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

"… for purchasing the island and evicting the community. It contradicts the governor’s initial public response to his visit to the island where he…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… of the Lubec school system. A successful community fund-raising campaign resulted in the construction of a new gymnasium to house the high school’s…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… at opera houses and could become engaged in community activities through various organizations such as the Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… nurses were well-trained and offered jobs in the community. These are a few ways that early and modern hospitals are similar."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… ribbon of steel and concrete intimately tying two communities in two nations into a single working relationship."