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

"… standards, late 1800s and even early 1900s rural life may have seemed harsh and austere, but life also was less hurried."

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

"Rural Mail DeliveryStrong Historical Society This structure remains today as a private home in the center of town."

Monmouth Museum

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 10 of 13

"… USDA 1976 Yearbook of Agroculture THE FACE OF RURAL AMERICA X Frequently, the digger lags would come apart and the digger driver had to shut…"

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…"

Historic Hallowell - Eastern Illustrating Company

"… his small crew of photographers traveled through rural New England and New York focusing their lenses on locally known landmarks, street scenes…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"Benjamin Porter in Topsham, where they opened a store and lumber and shipbuilding business. Beginning in 1795, he became active in local politics…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"… Clambake property, the business moved to a new store, now the Nestling Duck Gift Shop, and was operated by Donald H."

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 1 of 3

"… Threads demonstrates, Maine residents – urban and rural – were fully engaged in the choices of the style, pattern, fabric, and construction of…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"Farmland dominated the rural area to the village’s west. The combination of agriculture and industry permitted Hampden to thrive."

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 2

"In the rural development of Maine before the Civil War, the Greek Revival cape style house enjoyed widespread popularity."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Cheese Factory

"Large round blocks of cheese were stored in round wooden boxes. These boxes were often used as pantry storage boxes. Return to Student Research"

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

"… Society Not all Strong businesses were stores or mills. According to 1909 records, the railroad carried 70,000 passengers and 70,000 tons of…"

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…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"“Living in two worlds: Rural Maine in 1930,” Maine Historical Society Quarterly 25 (Fall 1985): 58-87. Packard, Leonard O."

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…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… a 14-foot triangular affair like a giant old time rural dinner bell were used sequentially. Hand operation (with a $60 per year bonus to the…"

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…"

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."

Otisfield Historical Society

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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