Contributed by Acadian Archives
Description
The Town of Madawaska grew from the settlement of Acadian families along the St. John River beginning in the mid-1780s. It remained a predominantly agricultural community through the nineteenth century. Though the town had boasted sawmills and carding mills, it entered the industrial era with the arrival of the Fraser Company in 1925. The center of the town gradually shifted from Saint David to the area of the mill and the international bridge. The town's population has gradually declined since the 1970s. It remains one of the most francophone towns in the United States, thanks in part to the proximity of Edmundston, New Brunswick.
The photograph was taken above the intersection of Main and Bridge streets and looks east, in the direction of Saint David. It depicts the town's commercial center. The water tower, located near the Fraser Mill, is still standing in 2024. On the right-hand side, we find what at one time was the Kmart building. The date is approximate and largely based on the automobiles in the picture.
Pelletier's Studio, which published the postcard, was located in Madawaska.
About This Item
- Title: Main Street, Madawaska, ca. 1975
- Creator: Pelletier's Studio
- Creation Date: circa 1975
- Subject Date: circa 1975
- Location: Madawaska, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Photographic postcard
- Dimensions: 8.8 cm x 13.7 cm
- Local Code: MCC-00461
- Collection: Jean Paul Michaud Collection II
- Object Type: Image
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Acadian ArchivesUMFK, 23 University Drive, Fort Kent, ME 04743
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