Maine Memory Network

Map of Fort Fairfield, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1870 Location: Fort Fairfield Media: Ink on paper

Fort Fairfield Exchange Hotel, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1915 Location: Fort Fairfield Media: Glass Negative

Hotel for Ft. Fairfield Hotel Co., Fort Fairfield, 1916

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1916 Location: Fort Fairfield Client: Ft. Fairfield Hotel Co. Architect: Harry S. Coombs

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.

Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… thriving towns of Presque Isle, Caribou and Fort Fairfield, with an average population of about 4000 each and an average valuation crowding well up…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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