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A town. Its people. Our shared history.

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In a photograph, a handwritten letter, a story passed down. Discover the everyday lives that made Otisfield, Maine.

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COLLECTING · PRESERVING · SHARING

Spurr’s Corner School moving down Route 121 to Pugleyville to become the new consolidated school, c. 1949
FROM THE PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVESpurr’s Corner School on the move, c. 1949
Rooted in Otisfield since 1981

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