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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 3 of 5

"… and the eastern border’s terminus at Lake of the Woods (the intersection of modern-day Ontario, Minnesota, and Manitoba) were negotiated with…"

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

"Looking To The Future The town has seen its wood products base disappear, but changes in the first decade of the 21st Century reflect the optimism of…"

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

"… economic development and a commitment to preservation of the “Maine Woods experience” for future generations. Return to Online Exhibits"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"The cover of Songs from the Woods of Maine, by Julia H. May in 1894, is shown at right, with the poem, The Happy Hills of Strong, from that book."

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Mills and Homes in Stockholm

"… mill, and a lath mill (lath are thin strips of wood used as a foundation for layering plaster on the walls of houses)."

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

"Thomas Hunter built a wood mill in 1813 and a gristmill soon after. William Pottle built the first tannery."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"… her first book of poetry, Forest Buds from the Woods of Maine, under the pseudonym Florence Percy."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"All the fields, pastures and wooded areas between the Libby farm and the village were searched. Late in the afternoon searchers came upon a spot on…"

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

"Then Isaiah ran into the woods, and he slept in between two logs for the night. Eventually he safely made it back to his group's tents."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Jonathan Fisher: Unlocking the Person Beyond the Parson

"… 1/2 foot studs) as well as fifteen cords of hard wood (cut and hauled), and an annual salary of two hundred dollars in cash."

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 2 of 2

"He was the Surveyor of the King's Woods in the 1750s. Moses was a colonel in the Revolutionary army and fought at Bunker hill and in New York."

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

"… buy a barrel of flour for the price of a cord of wood. They also sold large dried codfish, which customers would take home to hang in their cellars."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About MCHP

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

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Princeton Public Library

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"Judd, Edwin A. Churchill, and Joel W. Eastman, University of Maine Press, 1995 Fly Rod Crosby, Julia A. Hunter and Earle G."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington High School girls basketball team, 1919

"Gray), Alice Cottle (Jean Koslowski's mom), Leona Wood (Married name: D. Perkins), Granville Shibles, Coach; Rosa Beisaw, Eleanor Strout and Freda…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Cheese Factory

"Located on Upper Main Street, the cheese factory operated for several years, starting in 1871. This factory had been organized by local farmers, and…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Student Research

"So many Maine soldiers perished or migrated as a result of the War that the rural population was affected."

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L.L. Bean Corporate Archives

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

"… Strong Historical Society received a grant from Maine Historical Society, through the Maine Community Heritage Project, to develop a web-based…"

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

"… in 1848 on a knoll overlooking Depot Street and Main Street. The church was dedicated in 1849. For more than 100 years, it served its members, but…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Before motors were made the Maine guides had to row wooden boats and canoes a lot around the local ponds and lakes."

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

"… with the society’s start of the yearlong Maine Memory project to research and map local homes, businesses and townspeople’s lives after the Civil…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"… Left Behind Blue Ribbon School, an award based on Maine educational assessment scores over at least five years."