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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"Porter Lake is west of the New Vineyard Mountains. Many inlets supply the lake from all sides, as well as natural springs."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"1910Strong Historical Society As gold brought rails west, timber brought rails north. There were large amounts of untouched woods in Western Maine…"

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

"… tells of a trip to New Vineyard across Porter Lake. This was in the spring, and the ice had begun to melt. Dr."

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

"The Strong Grand Army of the Republic Post was named after him. Oscar Searles lived in Strong with the family of Samuel and Eleanor Hinkley in 1860."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"The Sandy River flows into Strong from the west, tracks easterly to a point south of where the village was settled, then sweeps around a large bend…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"… the junction of rail service north to Kingfield, west to Phillips, and south to Farmington. "Clin" or "C.V.", as he was better known, acquired…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… Dist.# 1 - Dyar School was located on the west side of the Sandy River on the road to Farmington."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"He was appointed to West Point and graduated in 1869 as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US 7th Cavalry Regiment."

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 3 of 5

"… head of the Connecticut River, through the Great Lakes, and the eastern border’s terminus at Lake of the Woods (the intersection of modern-day…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"The grand new churches of the 1840s, still standing today, the Swedenborgian Church, the Winter Street Church and the Central…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… as the Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Grand Army of the Republic, Aroostook Rebekah and Olive Branch Encampments, Women’s Christian…"