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Presque Isle: The Star City - The History of Laundry, Aroostook County Style - Page 2 of 2

"This process took a good portion of the day. Drying took all day. Only when the clothes were dry, did the ironing take place."

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Working in Maine

"1900Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Percival Baxter and Katahdin, ca. 1962Baxter State Park Del worked for the State of Maine in…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"He approached the group that controlled the Aroostook Falls in New Brunswick. The Bangor & Aroostook Railroad saw this as a threat to business and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Perry Opera House

"In 1900, the building burned down for the first time. In 1903, it was re-built, this time from brick."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 5 of 13

"Baskets were made locally, usually by Native Americans. The strips of wood used to make these baskets came from ash trees."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 5 of 5

"She was not allowed to go into the woods, but Edwena did go and pick apples. One farmer’s wife would bring everybody ice cream cookies and something…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 2 of 4

"… school when they had recess, they had to throw wood down into the cellar so that the teacher could get it later for it to be burned in a wood…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 3 of 3

"My grandmother cooked on a fire pit and got water from a well. My parents raised chickens for money and for meat. They kept them in the house; free…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Colony Continues to Grow, 1874 - 1900

"A second rail line, the Aroostook Valley Rail Road (AVR), was completed ca. 1910. Winter Carnival arrivals, New Sweden, 1936New Sweden…"

Oakfield Historical Society

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Acadian Archives

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"The growth of the mills brought the French and the English into the community. The depression saw the closing of many of the mills and businesses and…"

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"It is very annoying! Many times it carries wood and things to and from the mill. The train that goes by my house no longer carries passengers like it…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"There were many crews working in the woods in the winter. In 1902, the Standard Veneer Company (owned by Warren Trafton and Allen Quimby) purchased…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Mills and Homes in Stockholm

"Red Row Houses, Stockholm, ca. 1925Stockholm Historical Society On Red Row there were 16 duplex houses built by the Stockholm Lumber Company around…"

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"They chose Lincoln for all of those reasons. That is what I learned about the Stanislaus family moving to Lincoln, Maine."

Lincoln, Maine - Pulp mill, Lincoln, 1915 - Page 1 of 2

"It was then sent to the wood room to make chips for the pulp mill. At this time the mill was owned by the Eastern Manufacturing Company."

Lincoln, Maine - Pulp and paper mill, Lincoln, 1945 - Page 1 of 2

"The mounds are pulp wood. To the left is the narrow gauge railroad going to the river. View additional information about this item on the Maine…"

Lincoln, Maine - Eastern Manufacturing Company, Lincoln, ca. 1920 - Page 1 of 2

"… of the photograph is a conveyor belt that put wood in a box car and shipped it to Brewer. View additional information about this item on the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Logging truck, Lincoln, ca. 1930

"The driver is Art Morgan and the helper by the back is Frank Sigue. The buildings in the background are at the location of the former Lake Mall area."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Pulp & Paper Mill, Lincoln, 1957 - Page 1 of 2

"… silos to the left can hold up to two hundred cords of wood chips. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"1950s video of logging on the Chain Lakes from the collection of Roger Morrison The first thing to be built was a flume to send lumber along to the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"During the time it was open, the hotel was a popular place for weddings. In 1874, John H. Murray’s Great Railroad Circus came to Lincoln."