Maine Memory Network

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

"On November 30, 1864, he died in the regimental hospital and was buried at Barrancas National Cemetery in Florida in grave 5-0-535. Alanson F."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"… in 1869 as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US 7th Cavalry Regiment. In 1872, Porter became a 1st lieutenant and fought in Indian warfare on the American…"

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

"… Brown, Llewellyn Hartwell, Frank H Smith, Richard E Burns, Frank E Howard, C. B. Luce, William H. Allen, A. W. Norton, Orrin P. Walker, C."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Cheese Factory

"… farmers named the factory the Sandy River Cheese Company. The cost of purchasing the land and building the factory was $1,656.00."

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

"Other companies processed and distributed milk, cream, and butter, and the surplus milk was used to make cheese."

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

"… William Hitchcock commanded the first military company in the area. Starting in 1822, horseback riders delivered mail to Farmington, Strong…"

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

"… fly fisherwoman extraordinaire, but also Maine’s first Registered Guide and the first person to market Maine as a destination for early tourism."

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

"The Strong Water Company was created by an act of the Legislature on March 15, 1899. A corporation of seven townspeople was formed to construct and…"

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

"He served in Company L of the First Cavalry. Edmund was wounded on August 20, 1862. He was then captured on June 24,1864, at St."

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

"When the Somerset Telephone Company offered dial telephone service to the twelve exchanges in Somerset and Franklin counties in 1959, the era of…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"… wood products were manufactured in Strong by the company carrying his name. (In 1947 a disastrous fire destroyed the plant, and production was…"

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

"On October 2, 1915, a cargo truck from F. E. Merrill Lumber, of Turner, loaded with empty shipping boxes for Forster’s Toothpick Mill, crashed…"

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 - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"The first four degrees are based on the four seasons of the year. Members dedicated themselves to achieving levels of Faith, Hope, Charity and…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"… War, Union veterans organized and chartered the first Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) in Decatur, Illinois, in 1866."

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

"… War life and the story of Fly Rod Crosby, Maine's first registered Maine Guide. Larissa Vigue Picard, Maine Memory's Community Partnership…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"When settlers first came to Strong there were mostly Indians. Pierpole was an Indian that first discovered Strong. Pierpole fished a lot too."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"… in 1855, and 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 - A Murder In Strong

"This made the history books because this was the first time that an accused murderer testified in his own defense, speaking on his own behalf."

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"1870Maine Historical Society Company A, 1st Regiment, Augusta, ca. 1892Maine Historical Society At 6 AM on June 1, Luther and the rest of his…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"… promotions, the highest becoming Captain of the E Company of the 8th regiment of Maine on October 19, 1863."