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

"Most houses had a well, but as the village grew, residents formed the Strong Water District in 1908, laying a water line from nearby Day Mountain…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Gould asked for a tour of the mill. After the tour, the two stopped to sit on a log and talk. Gould felt that the mill was in poor shape and needed…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"Once they moved out, the abandoned building was torn down in May, 1955, and a skating rink took its place. Cotton Mill and Johnson Shoes Citations"

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"… later, his friend Manola Gilman of Cumberland Mills noted “you boys are about as safe in France now tho [sic] as the people are around here."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… mills and a dam to provide water power for those mills; there were equally as many mills and homes surrounding the dam on both the Farmington Falls…"

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

"Timber was becoming scarce and many mills had to close down. The Great Depression got everyone into trouble. The plentiful jobs went to no jobs."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… dinners and Samuel Boardman and the men from his mill set up tables in the sheds by the railroad and served beanhole beans."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"The mills dried themselves off and were going full tilt once again, a $20 million state-of-the-art yarn manufacturing facility was planned by…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… 1776-1885, Francis Gould Butler) Walton Mills and Walton Pond, Farmington, ca. 1930Farmington Historical Society On their arrival the early…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… to open up a new supply of timber for the mill and at a cheaper price. He approached the citizens of Washburn with the idea."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… sold to the Shakers in New Gloucester or Mayall Mill in Gray. The landscape of our towns is very different today, wooded now where once sheep and…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… Mid-Island, consisting of Guinea, Hewes Point and Mill Creek; and Down Island, or Dark Harbor. The Town Hall was centrally located, and oftentimes…"

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