Keywords: Aroostook River
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"Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Train Crossing the Aroostook River Bridge, Presque Isle, c. 1990 Contributed by Oakfield Historical Society…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad
"It provided a reduction in voltage for the electric trolley. Aroostook Valley Railroad SubstationPresque Isle Historical Society Gould’s…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad Trestle, ca. 1910
"An Electric trolley is on the trestle. The substation buildings can be seen on the opposite side of the river."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - The History of Laundry, Aroostook County Style - Page 1 of 2
"The History of Laundry, Aroostook County Style Text by Ben, a Presque Isle Middle School student Images from the Presque Isle Historical Society…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War
"John River Valley , N. Aroostook Co., Me. and Madawaska Co., NB: A History of the Communities and People. Web. 8 Apr. 2010."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Weighing the big trout, Mill Site, 1891
"Croix Lake then down the St. Croix Stream and the Aroostook River to Presque Isle, May 24-31, 1891. From left are Sam Lake, E. B. White, Frank Bryson."
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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."
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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative
"The so called Aroostook War was avoided, however, when Gen. Winfield Scott, President Van Buren's emissary, convinced Governor Fairfield to resolve…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle
"John River and then back into the United States duty free. The farmers in the area catered to the lumber industry by growing grain, hay and potatoes…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans
"“Aroostook" is a mangled version of Wolastuq, the original name for the St. John River. The families would disperse broadly through the late summer…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould
"… he found a holding ground for lumber up on the Aroostook River towards Washburn. He had the idea of building a railroad from Presque Isle to…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Pulp Mill, Penobscot River, 1902 - Page 1 of 2
"Pulp Mill, Penobscot River, 1902 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description Pulp mill on the Mattanawcook Stream, before the…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield
"However, when the Aroostook War came, Jacob was in a militia and served as lieutenant. The Aroostook War was when Maine was arguing with Canada for…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Huntress
"His son, Warren, was involved with the Aroostook War and the Civil War. Warren was ranked 1st Lieutenant in the Aroostook War."
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"… County is dependent on train tracks to trade with Aroostook and Washington Counties, as well as parts of Canada and New England."
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Lincoln, Maine - Pulp and paper mill, Lincoln, 1945 - Page 1 of 2
"To the left is the narrow gauge railroad going to the river. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."
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"… ride the ferry, there was a long cable across the river so the ferry could not float down the river and so the operator could pull them across in…"
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"Though steamboats now and then were both used to carry goods and people across rivers and lakes they are not used as widely as they once were due to…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Pulp mill, Lincoln, 1915 - Page 1 of 2
"… Lincoln to the Brewer Mill in 1915 because the river drive stopped in Lincoln. A narrow gauge train dumped pulp wood into the mill pond."
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Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2
"In order to take lumber from both mills down the river, they had to be assembled into rafts. Ten rafts were hooked together with one man on each end…"
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Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family
"He worked as a river guide until he became Governor of the Penobscot tribe on October 5, 1880. Stephen probably made changes to the Penobscot people…"