FRYEBURG — As any lover of history knows, cemeteries — along with libraries, museums and old houses — are full of stories.
Earlier this week, for example, in doing research for a story about two local “dough boys” who were killed in action in France during World War I, I visited their graves in two Fryeburg cemeteries.
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