Keywords: Aroostook Valley Rail Road
Item 20229
New Sweden AVR Station, ca. 1920
Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: New Sweden Media: Photographic print
Item 16685
Aroostook Valley Railroad Substation, ca. 1909
Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: circa 1909 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print
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The Barns of the St. John River Valley: Maine's Crowning Jewels
Maine's St. John River Valley boasts a unique architectural landscape. A number of historical factors led to the proliferation of a local architectural style, the Madawaska twin barn, as well as a number of building techniques rarely seen elsewhere. Today, these are in danger of being lost to time.
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Maine Streets: The Postcard View
Photographers from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. of Belfast traveled throughout the state, especially in small communities, taking images for postcards. Many of these images, taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century, capture Main Streets on the brink of modernity.
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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle
"… by the Andrew Carnegie Foundation, the Aroostook Valley Railroad (an electric railroad that connected residents to nearby towns), the Northern…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Transportation
"At first, the only way into the area was to travel through New Brunswick via the St. John River in Durham boats. In the 1830's the Military Road was…"
