Keywords: Rural areas
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Site Pages
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map
"… is not often that building a bridge changes the area and boundaries of a town. But that was the case in Strong."
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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…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History
"… and academics to this otherwise quaint and rural area of Maine. Farmington is unique because much of its history is well documented and many…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake
"… Strong and New Vineyard, Porter Lake has an area of 527 acres, with a maximum depth is 86 feet."
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education
"1890Farmington Historical Society Farmington’s rural schools varied in the length of terms and the level of education provided – the reason was…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools
"… the building was often so cold that only a small area near the register was barely comfortable. The wind swept down the river and up over the bank…"
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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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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4
"… village and village merchants sold goods to the rural farmers. Access to ship transportation in Yarmouth was essential, as trains hadn’t yet come…"
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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4
"… acres, in a manner not to inflate their present rural value. This was accomplished by a local confidante, farmer Waldo Pettengill, while Hugh was…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong
"… produced for worldwide markets and hundreds of area residents were employed. “C. H.” Brackley, as he was called, was known as a man who would not…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School
""If people are looking at moving to the area or bringing jobs and business here, then they will look at our school and see that we are a National…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3
"… mills, built iconic buildings in the downtown area and served the community in the House of Representatives, State Senate and on the Governor’s…"
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village Schools
"Soon after this the Rural Living Center was formed by the Presbyterian Church which housed the New Portland Community Library and a daycare center."
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History
"While the region retains its rural small-town nature, inhabitants can much more easily commute to jobs in those cities and even Portland to the south."
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation
"Trapping has always been popular in our area. Trapping was really quite time consuming and expensive compared to hunting animals."
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family
"Jeremy Porter's house was built in the area where the gas pumps at White Elephant are located today. That home later became the Hotel Strong."
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War
"… is named after Edward’s family who resided in the area for many years. Gorham Parks Fassett was born on July 23, 1839. He was born in Freeman."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad
"… from the risk of building a railroad in such a rural area as Aroostook County. In effect, the law gave the B & A a monopoly to protect it from…"
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future
"… past and present, that define the spirit of this rural Maine town. New Portland is itself a bridge, of sorts, for three villages: the North, the…"
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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill
"… to settle down and perform their work, and a rural coastal community such as Blue Hill seemed like a good place to do so."
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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington
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