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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."

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Working in Maine

"… Maine Memory Network Successful hunt in the Aroostook Woods, ca. 1900Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Percival Baxter and…"

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…"

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 - Perry Opera House

"… building was three stories tall and built from wood. In 1900, the building burned down for the first time."

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

"… and father were young, their houses were made of wood and had a thatched roof. My grandmother cooked on a fire pit and got water from a well."

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."

Oakfield Historical Society

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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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Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"… County is dependent on train tracks to trade with Aroostook and Washington Counties, as well as parts of Canada and New England."

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

"… with the loss of Atlas Plywood (the town’s major wood products industry) in 1935, signaled the end of “industrial” Stockholm."

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

"… mill, and a lath mill (lath are thin strips of wood used as a foundation for layering plaster on the walls of houses)."

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

"1930Stockholm Historical Society Settlement of wooded lots that were being cleared for farms began in 1881."

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

"A narrow gauge train dumped pulp wood into the mill pond. It was then sent to the wood room to make chips for the pulp mill."

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 - 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 - Logging truck, Lincoln, ca. 1930

"… would come across the frozen lake from the woods to the mill in the winter. The driver is Art Morgan and the helper by the back is Frank Sigue."

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

"… around Folsom and Upper Ponds, sending the wood down the streams for transport to the saw mill."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"… made of bricks, and the other two were made of wood. During the time it was open, the hotel was a popular place for weddings. In 1874, John H."

Lincoln, Maine - Ferries

"One example is the ferry at Woods Hole, Massachusetts. It holds 200 cars and crosses to Martha’s Vineyard two and three times per day."