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Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"Maine blueberries still sell well and the maple syrup is exceptional. Many small farms are gone and that is the sad story indeed."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"The syrup was a staple sugar source to early inhabitants; it is believed local Indians, such as Pierpole, taught the residents how to boil sap into…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… of corn and a large herd of cattle.” Titcomb Syrup Bottle The Titcomb Family made maple syrup for over 200 years."

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

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

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"… families tap trees in the spring and make maple syrup; many others keep a large garden and spend time during the summer canning, freezing, and…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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