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Enjoy these stories of Strafford’s people, places and past.
History of Skiing in Strafford
Young and old folks in Strafford have always enjoyed having winter recreation and skiing. at the Lion's rope tow on Harrington Hill and elsewhere. Possibly the first in Strafford to really embrace the idea of skiing was Rosa Tyson. An avid outdoors person, Rosa according to her grandnephew Sherm Wilson likely took up skiing in the 1930s.
Dublin Corner
Why is the corner of Old City Falls Road and the Justin Morrill Highway called "Dublin Corner"? It because some Irish folks had lived around there? Or, is it about a team of hard-working horses "doubling up" to get the a difficult job done?
Gile Kendall and His Four Horse Drawn Snow Plow
Building and maintaining the many miles of Strafford's roads has never been easy. Every annual Town Meeting from the first one held in Strafford in 1778, has had roads front and center on its agenda. Learn about the earliest days and ways of building and maintaining Strafford's highways and Gile Kendall and his four horse-drawn snow plow,
Harlow Lent
"Harlow was Strafford's first beatnik". Harlow was definitely ahead of his time. An abstract artist and back-to-the-lander in the early 50s, he was a hard worker who also knew how to have fun.