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Historical Items

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Item 10858

Bangor and Aroostook Railroad line near Caribou, ca. 1894

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1894 Location: Caribou Media: Photographic print

Item 10857

Bangor and Aroostook Railroad bridge, Presque Isle, ca. 1893

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1893 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print

Item 20805

Bangor and Aroostook Railroad snow shovel, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Presque Isle Media: Metal, wood

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 109179

Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company traffic department alterations, Bangor, 1948-1956

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1948–1956 Location: Bangor Client: Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Item 109238

H. Tabenken Company warehouse, Presque Isle, 1946

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1946 Location: Presque Isle Client: H. Tabenken Company Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Item 109215

Dead River Company service station alterations, Calais, 1947

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1947 Location: Calais Client: Dead River Company Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Online Exhibits

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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.

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Shepard Cary: Lumberman, Legislator, Leader and Legend

Shepard Cary (1805-1866) was one of the leading -- and wealthiest -- residents of early Aroostook County. He was a lumberman, merchant, mill operator, and legislator.

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Sagadahoc County through the Eastern Eye

The Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast, Maine. employed photographers who traveled by company vehicle through New England each summer, taking pictures of towns and cities, vacation spots and tourist attractions, working waterfronts and local industries, and other subjects postcard recipients might enjoy. The cards were printed by the millions in Belfast into the 1940s.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Company building, Presque Isle, 1921

"… an office building for two of his companies, the Aroostook Valley Railroad (AVR) and Maine Public Service on the northwest corner of Second and…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Train Crossing the Aroostook River Bridge, Presque Isle, c. 1990

"Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Train Crossing the Aroostook River Bridge, Presque Isle, c. 1990 Contributed by Oakfield Historical Society…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

The Oakfield Inn
by Rodney Duplisea

This is a summarized article about the opening of the Oakfield Inn. It appeared in the Bangor Daily

Story

Norcross Deer Hunting
by Albert Fowler

How hunting has impacted my life

Story

Becoming Master snowshoe makers
by Edmond and Brian J. Theriault

Making snowshoes has taken us from novices to world-class craftsmen over 40 years time.