Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"Toddy Pond itself was not a pond, but rather a river valley known as Eastern River until 1830 when dams were built to operate saw mills ."

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"Patten's Bay, Patten's Pond and Patten's Pond Stream were named after him. In Samuel Wasson's Journal of East Surry, he attributes Jonathan Flye, an…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"1940Surry Historical Society Toddy Pond School closed in 1932, which meant all Surry students now attended the village school."

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

"… laying a water line from nearby Day Mountain Pond. The Strong Water Company was created by an act of the Legislature on March 15, 1899."

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… special passion for Isaac, the way she wrote his name so many times into her Methodist hymnals. Phebe attended the “Methodist E Church” that stood…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… in in Ellsworth, and leaving as their legacy the name “Contention Cove.” Contention characterized the early settlement of this area."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… or bombing A look out station, with the code name Esther 74, was erected at Morgan's Bay. Surry volunteers maintained all night vigils in search of…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"In the early 1900s it was called Sweets Pond. Strong students have always liked going to the lake. Class picnics often took place at cottages on the…"

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

"According to Maine State Grange records, Strong's Aurora (No. 202) Grange was organized by J. O Kyes, with John Dyer serving as First Master."

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

"In 1780, an Indian named Pierpole moved to the area that is now Strong. His wife was Hannah Susup, and they had six children: Molly Pierpole, Molly…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"… as one of three schools in the state to be named as a 2005 No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School, an award based on Maine educational assessment…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"Suspicion fell upon a Canadian hired-hand named Lawrence Doyle, who lived and worked on the Libby farm."

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

"… School was chosen as one of three in Maine named a 2005 No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon School, and one of 295 nationwide that was awarded the…"

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… Heights, Arsenic and Old Lace, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Blithe Spirit. Actors included character actor Edward Everett Horton who was…"

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

"Gilkey Hill is named after Edward’s family who resided in the area for many years. Gorham Parks Fassett was born on July 23, 1839."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Welcome to Strong

"Pierpole, a Native American living in the area when the white settlers arrived, referred to it as “middle town” on the Mussul Unsquit, his name for…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Cheese Factory

"… been organized by local farmers, and the farmers named the factory the Sandy River Cheese Company. The cost of purchasing the land and building the…"

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

"“These contain names of Strong High School students from 1895 to 1933, terms they were in school, and their grades,” he said."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 2 of 3

"… of Maine: Intriguing Stories Behind Their Names. Photography Workshop X At right, Dani Fazio, Image Services Coordinator for the Maine…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"… in Strong by the company carrying his name. (In 1947 a disastrous fire destroyed the plant, and production was redirected to other plants in Maine…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"… Moosehead Lake.Maine Historical Society The pen name “Fly Rod” first was printed in the Phillips Phonograph."

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

"He is buried at the Andersonville National Cemetery. The Strong Grand Army of the Republic Post was named after him. Return to Student Research"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"… simply, Poems, was published in 1866, under the name Elizabeth Akers. The book included “Rock Me to Sleep." A controversy and conflict occurred…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"Soon a new learning center would be built and named for Gwilyn Roberts, a former student, member of the Kappa Delta Phi Fraternity and later a…"