Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Despite the fact that Fairbanks tried to maintain control over the settling of land in Letter F, other settlers, who acted independently of…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… on State Street by Presque Isle founder, Dennis Fairbanks, with one constructed on concrete. On July 1, 1910, the Aroostook Valley Railroad made…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"By the time that John Fairbanks built his mill at Presque Isle in 1836, native people had been driven off of much of their traditional land by…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"George Ranger, a merchant from Fairbanks, moved to the center of the village. Mr. Ranger’s view from his home was upon the neglected Meeting House…"