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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Landeen Family History

"She first settled by Elis Lund on the Madawaska Road. After a couple of years her mother remarried to Mr. Lund."

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

"The rail continued north to Madawaska, running through Presque Isle, Caribou, New Sweden, Stockholm, and Van Buren."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Project Partners

"… from New Sweden, Stockholm, Westmanland, and Madawaska Lake. As part of the New Sweden School's Maine History, Local History unit, seventh and…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"Early settlers crossed the Madawaska Stream to settle the area known as Upsala. The population in 1890 was 66, by 1900 it was 191."

Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War

"John River Valley , N. Aroostook Co., Me. and Madawaska Co., NB: A History of the Communities and People. Web. 8 Apr. 2010."

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

"… people used it to settle on the north side of the Madawaska Stream. However, in 1923, the bridge was washed out by a major flood."