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Historical Items

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Item 13619

St. Croix Stream, 1891

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1891-05-24 Media: Photographic print

Item 13634

Near Little Falls on St. Croix Stream, 1891

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1891-05-24 Media: Photographic print

Item 13578

Camp at Little Falls on the St. Croix Stream, 1891

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1891-05-24 Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Princeton: Woods and Water Built This Town

Princeton benefited from its location on a river -- the St. Croix -- that was useful for transportation of people and lumber and for powering mills as well as on its proximity to forests.

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The Shape of Maine

The boundaries of Maine are the product of international conflict, economic competition, political fights, and contested development. The boundaries are expressions of human values; people determined the shape of Maine.

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A Celebration of Skilled Artisans

The Maine Charitable Mechanic Association, an organization formed to promote and support skilled craftsmen, celebrated civic pride and members' trades with a parade through Portland on Oct. 8, 1841 at which they displayed 17 painted linen banners with graphic and textual representations of the artisans' skills.

Site Pages

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Croix River, but documentation never made clear which river was the St. Croix. The U.S. preferred the easternmost river while the Britain preferred…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Weighing the big trout, Mill Site, 1891

"Participants went to St. Croix Lake then down the St. Croix Stream and the Aroostook River to Presque Isle, May 24-31, 1891."

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 1 of 5

"Lawrence, and used Champlain’s Saint Croix River as a western boundary. Yet Alexander’s attempt to actually make good on his grant by transporting…"