Strong, Maine One Place Study

Location: Strong, Franklin, Maine, United States
Surnames/tags: One_Place_Studies Maine United_States

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Contents 1 Strong, Maine One Place Study 1.1 Name 1.2 Geography 1.3 History 1.4 Population 1.4.1 Notables 2 Sources

Strong, Maine One Place Study

• Official Website
• Wikidata: Item Q3449690, en:Wikipedia
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• Strong History

Name

Strong has been known by several names over the years. 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 the Sandy River. It was next known as Township No. 3, First Range North of Plymouth Claim, West of Kennebec River (or T3 R1 NPC WKR). The 1790 census record lists “Sandy River, Middle Twp.” Soon it became known as Readstown, for the settlement proprietor, William Read, who settled in 1784 from Nobleboro. Incorporated as a town on January 31, 1801, it was named Strong, for Caleb Strong, Governor of Massachusetts.

Geography

Continent:North America

Country: United States of America

State/Province: Maine

County: Franklin

GPS Coordinates: 44.8075, -70.220833

Elevation: 154.0 m or 505.3 feet

History

Population

Notables

• Elizabeth Akers Allen (Elizabeth Anne (Chase) Allen (1832-1911))
• Ben C. Eastman
• John A. Eastman
• Julia Harris May
• James Ezekiel Porter (James Ezekiel Porter (abt.1847-1876))

The first settlers of Strong were from Nobleborough, Maine:

• William Read
• Edward Flint
• John Day
• David Humphrey
• Joseph Humphrey
• Jacob Sawyer
• William Hiscock
• Benjamin Dodge
• Timothy Morrow
• Eliab Eaton
• Peter Patterson
• Robert McLeery
• Ellsworth

By the US Census of 1790, the town added:

• Michael Withern
• Thomas Bates
• Jacob Sawyer
• Abel Colbey

In 1792, the town added:

• Richard Clark
• Joseph Kersey

A saw mill and clover mill were soon built by:

• Alexander Porter

Sources