Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Memorials 1900

"Presque Isle Memorials 1900 Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society Description Photo of interior of Presque Isle Memorials."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Main and State streets, Presque Isle, 1929

"Main and State streets, Presque Isle, 1929 Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society Description A band forms at the corner of State…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Normal School, Presque Isle, ca. 1910

"Presque Isle Normal School, Presque Isle, ca. 1910 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Presque Isle Normal School…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Training School, Presque Isle, ca. 1920

"Training School, Presque Isle, ca. 1920 Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society Description This school was constructed in 1860 and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library, Presque Isle, 1908

"Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library, Presque Isle, 1908 Contributed by Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library Description The original…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Unitarian Church, Presque Isle, 1895

"Unitarian Church, Presque Isle, 1895 Contributed by Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library Description The Unitarian Church was erected in…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Mono Aircraft Company, Presque Isle, 1935

"Mono Aircraft Company, Presque Isle, 1935 Contributed by Presque Isle Air Museum Description A Mono Aircraft Company "Monarch,"…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Lockheed 10A, Presque Isle, 1940

"Lockheed 10A, Presque Isle, 1940 Contributed by Presque Isle Air Museum Description A Lockheed 10-A "Electra" of the Boston-Maine Airways…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John Mooney, Presque Isle, ca. 1910

"John Mooney, Presque Isle, ca. 1910 Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society Description Photograph shows five men on a sleigh."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northeast Airlines DC-3, Presque Isle, ca. 1945

"Northeast Airlines DC-3, Presque Isle, ca. 1945 Contributed by Presque Isle Air Museum Description A Northeast Airlines DC-3 is parked at…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Main Street, Presque Isle, ca. 1907

"Main Street, Presque Isle, ca. 1907 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Postcard of Main Street in winter, Presque Isle…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Balloon liftoff memorial, Presque Isle, 1981

"Balloon liftoff memorial, Presque Isle, 1981 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Governor Joseph Brennan signed the guest…"

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…"

Acadian Archives

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Narrative History: Maine Swedish Colony

"… covered by sugar maple, beech, and ash, while the valleys held spruce, fir, and cedar. Then in 1861, the State of Maine, which had been losing its…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad soon followed. About this same time, the Boston and Bangor Steamship Company launched weekly trips to coastal stops…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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