Maine Memory Network

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 - Bangor and Aroostook Train Station, Presque Isle, ca. 1908

"Bangor and Aroostook Train Station, Presque Isle, ca. 1908 Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society Description Photograph shows…"

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 - Free Baptist Church, Presque Isle, 1895

"Free Baptist Church, Presque Isle, 1895 Contributed by Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library Description The Free Baptist Church (later the…"

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 - 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 - Bangor and Aroostook GP-38, Presque Isle, 1991

"Bangor and Aroostook GP-38, Presque Isle, 1991 Contributed by Oakfield Historical Society Description Bangor and Aroostook Railroad's…"

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 - Delivery of generators, Presque Isle, 1959

"Delivery of generators, Presque Isle, 1959 Contributed by Oakfield Historical Society Description The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Bus Service, Presque Isle, 1957

"Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Bus Service, Presque Isle, 1957 Contributed by Oakfield Historical Society Description In 1957, Bangor and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad Trestle, ca. 1910

"Aroostook Valley Railroad Trestle, ca. 1910 Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society Description This photo shows the Aroostook…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Train Depot, Presque Isle, ca. 1955

"Train Depot, Presque Isle, ca. 1955 Contributed by Oakfield Historical Society Description The north bound Bangor and Aroostook diesel…"

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…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Company building, Presque Isle, 1921

"Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Company building, Presque Isle, 1921 Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Train Crossing the Aroostook River Bridge, Presque Isle, c. 1990

"Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Train Crossing the Aroostook River Bridge, Presque Isle, c. 1990 Contributed by Oakfield Historical Society…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"After two years of doing this in the Minneapolis city engineer's office he entered the field himself."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 14 of 17

"City Farm (Poor Farm), Biddeford, ca. 1910McArthur Public Library The high cost of soldier's bounties paid by the cities, had an overall negative…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"Residents of the City Farm worked the land and produced goods and produce sold in town to earn their place."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 2 of 17

"… and slate; cut and shipped ice, as well as farmed the state's rocky soils. Biddeford and Saco were well known for ice harvesting, granite cutting…"

Historic Hallowell - Our Work and Our Team

"… patrons who funded our library, built our City Hall, started business, worked in schools, factories and farms."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 7, pages 114-134

"… Severance Fuller Orff Henry Holden Willington Farm Barracks Col. Daniel White Ed Getchell Fort Point Light For Pownal Howard L. Sampson James G."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The city's population, during this trying economic time, grew very slowly from 28749 in 1930 to 29822 in 1940."