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

"… the Latin word "granum," or "grain." The Grange movement has evolved to include non-farm rural families and communities."

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

"… for medical, burial and housing expenses, and for food and household necessities. Members might help another veteran get a job or secure a loan."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Many people lived off the game for food. Phil Richards with his buck, Strong, ca. 1944Strong Historical Society There used to be a fine of…"

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

"Along with purchases for food and household goods, loans were given to help out the needy; sometimes they even found work for the needy veterans."

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

"Agriculture and the Food Industry Strong has a rich history of food production. Corn and apples were sent across the country."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"They held auctions, catered, had food sales, sold lunches at the mills, had booths at the county fair, and sold chances on quilts and other donated…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"… public and private education, a cooperative food market, a rebirth of local farming, two historical societies, a music lending library, and myriad…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… two-foot gauge railroads allowed for the quick movement of timber south and tourists north. For the first time in western Maine’s history, rural…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"After the north-south oriented bedrock underlying the parallel ridges and valleys was formed and re-formed by plate movements hundreds of millions of…"

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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