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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 - 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…"

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…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Places

"Though some of the buildings are gone, there are many rich stories to be told, a few of them include: Brick Inn Farmington's First Grist Mill…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington Public Library, 1916

"… The exterior of the Farmington Public Library building taken from across Academy Street, 1916. Notice the unpaved street, the wooden fences, and…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Culture

"When the money was raised to build the "new" library building, one of the architectural features was a vault where items deemed valuable and…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Titcomb Ski Slope, Farmington, ca. 1950

"… View of Titcomb Ski Slope including the building / lodge at the base of the slope. Note that this ski slope is on Morrison Hill and not on Titcomb…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Cutler Memorial Library, Farmington, 1903

"… of the exterior of the Cutler Memorial Library Building taken soon after construction was completed."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Cutler Memorial Library dedication, Farmington, 1903

"… ceremony of the Cutler Memorial Library Building and presentation to the Farmington Public Library Association on September 9, 1903."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Invitation, Farmington, 1903

"… ceremonies dedicating the Cutler Memorial Library Building and its presentation to the Farmington Public Library Association, on Wednesday…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Welcome

"We look forward to building and adding to this site. In addition to sharing Farmington's history with the world, another of our goals is to instill…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Four sons of Jacob Abbott, Farmington, ca. 1865

"… at the dedication of the Cutler Memorial Library Building in 1903. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"… and participated in a committee to research and build better roads for the town. He was active in the Unitarian Church with his wife, Isabel."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… materials for the new depot.) July 14, 1870: The building of the railroad bridge at this place is progressing finely."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… of Farmington Academy pledged their existing building to house the School and also proposed to erect an additional building to be furnished with…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"The flames took the buildings on lower Broadway then headed south on the west side on Main Street. All the buildings burned on the west side except…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"He was in charge of the task of building a rail line from Duluth, Minnesota to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"And while the buildings were quite stately, and grounds well-cared for, the funds for maintaining all of this were tight."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"(photo taken in 2020) X Located on High Street, this building has been a rather prominent structure in town."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - North Church

"… denominations were awarded time in the new building according to the size of their congregation."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Carolyn Stone

"… who choose to live in the Wellness Community, the building itself, and the residents. It does not reflect the life and achievements of the woman…"