Maine Memory Network

Fort Kent Mill Company, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Fort Kent Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Fort Kent Media: Photographic print

Dam, Fish River, 1910

Contributed by: Fort Kent Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Fort Kent Media: Photographic print

Making Paper, Making Maine

Paper has shaped Maine's economy, molded individual and community identities, and impacted the environment throughout Maine. When Hugh Chisholm opened the Otis Falls Pulp Company in Jay in 1888, the mill was one of the most modern paper-making facilities in the country, and was connected to national and global markets. For the next century, Maine was an international leader in the manufacture of pulp and paper.

Aroostook County Railroads

Construction of the Bangor and Aroostook rail lines into northern Aroostook County in the early twentieth century opened the region to tourism and commerce from the south.

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"This route also included Presque Isle. Gould traveled to his customers’ sites by cart and horse. The trip from Old Town to Fort Kent would take five…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Webster-Ashburton Treaty cartoon, Fort Kent, ca. 1842Maine Historical Society The boundary dispute between Maine and Great Britain had been an…"