Keywords: Aroostook Valley Railroad
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad
"The Bangor & Aroostook Railroad did view the Aroostook Valley Railroad as a threat to business and expanded their lines through Washburn, Mapleton…"
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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. The Aroostook Valley Railroad began…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Building
"… a reality with the formation of the Aroostook Valley Railroad (AVRR). As the owner of the AVRR and manager of the electric company, it made sense…"
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"Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Company building, Presque Isle, 1921 Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society…"
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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 - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
"Bangor and Aroostook Railroad X Text by Chandler and Gabby, students at Presque Isle Middle School Images from and the students X The B&A…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley R.R., Presque Isle, ca. 1939
"Aroostook Valley R.R., Presque Isle, ca. 1939 Contributed by Seashore Trolley Museum Description Opening day in 1910 of the Aroostook…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Bus Service, Presque Isle, 1957
"Bangor and Aroostook Railroad's magazine, "Maine Line," v. 5 #5, pp. 4-8; v. 6, #1, pp. 4-7. Note the Braden Theater and Al's Food Shop on Main…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 3 of 3
"… Adventures in Aroostook County"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook GP-38, Presque Isle, 1991
"… Society Description Bangor and Aroostook Railroad's engine 94, the last GP-38 purchased from General Motors Electro-motive Division…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Train Station, Presque Isle, ca. 1908
"… shows railroad workers and clerks in a Bangor and Aroostook Railroad station. Walls floors and ceiling of office are wooden."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Loading sugar beets, Aroostook County, ca. 1975
"In the 1970s, potato farmers in Aroostook County grew sugar beets as a rotation crop with potatoes. While a promising concept, scheduling problems…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Birds Eye mobil combine, Aroostook County, ca. 1960
"Birds Eye mobil combine, Aroostook County, ca. 1960 Contributed by Oakfield Historical Society Description A Birdseye mobil combine for…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - The History of Laundry, Aroostook County Style - Page 2 of 2
"The History of Laundry, Aroostook County Style Presque Isle Historical Society Sadie took the clothes and hung them on a line outside."
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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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Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 1 of 3
"Adventures in Aroostook County X Text by Mary, a Presque Isle Middle School student Photos from the Jeremiah, the interviewee Jeremiah grew up…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 2 of 3
"Adventures in Aroostook County X After high school, he was drafted into the army as a medical officer."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Canadian and Pacific Railroad
"… Isle Historical Society X X In 1870, Aroostook County had no railways. The primary transportation was by horse and wagon."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Delivery of generators, Presque Isle, 1959
"… Society Description The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad delivers four diesel electric generators to Maine Public Service in Presque Isle."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 1 of 13
"… not until the arrival of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad in the 1890s that Aroostook farmers had a more direct route to markets in Boston and New…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle
"… by the Andrew Carnegie Foundation, the Aroostook Valley Railroad (an electric railroad that connected residents to nearby towns), the Northern…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Transportation
"… came to Presque Isle in 1881 followed by the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad in 1894. In the mid-1930's the Presque Isle Airfield was developed."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould
"Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Company building, Presque Isle, 1921Presque Isle Historical Society Gould’s original plan was to…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Main Street, Presque Isle, ca. 1895
"1895 Contributed by Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Description View of Main Street in Presque Isle."