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Camden-Rockport Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"… and exhibition of foods, such as butter, cheese, maple sugar and fruits. Samples of other items include: worsted hose (stockings), hats, caps…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Narrative History: Maine Swedish Colony

"The ridges and hilltops were covered by sugar maple, beech, and ash, while the valleys held spruce, fir, and cedar."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"Maple sugar was also in demand as a way to become less dependent on imported molasses and sugar from the West Indies."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"… approached he tapped his maple trees and made maple sugar and syrup for his family. Stephen Titcomb returned to Readfield to collect his family."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… syrup, yet in the early years Stephen’s syrup and maple sugar were traded for other necessary goods."