Maine Memory Network

Strong Historical Society

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Mills and Homes in Stockholm

"Most had an attic and some even had a basement. Many homes in town were also farms. There was a big barn down town that was used for the work horses."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924

"… guardroom and was not discovered until the entire attic of the building was ablaze. Fire engines were soon on the scene but the valves had frozen…"

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

"… the hymnals, in a wooden box later found in her attic. Mary Ann June 17, 1911Surry Historical Society These two people had seen and known…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… and the IOOF Lodge on the third floor, as well as attic space. This building has been somewhat of a cultural center for the Town of Dixfield."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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