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Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Outdoor Pool

"Sources: Haskell Williams V. Recreation- A Lifetime Adventure- A History of Presque Isle Recreation Program from the Late 1920’s to 1982."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Threshing peas, ca. 1955

"… pea vines are being threshed to separate the peas from the vines. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

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

"The photo was taken in August 1940, just before the airfield became an Army Air Base during World War I. A U.S."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Congregational Church

"Today the official name is the Presque Isle Congregational Church. Sources: Vance, Melissa. "Presque Isle Congregational Church Claims Origins from…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Firemen's Muster, Presque Isle, 1938

"The parade is heading east up State Street. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Presque Isle: The Star City - State Street Baptist Church

"The church building is the oldest public standing building in Presque Isle. In 2004, dry rot and lightning damage required the removal of the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Perry Opera House

"In 1900, the building burned down for the first time. In 1903, it was re-built, this time from brick."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Green's Department Store

"Green rented the building and added on to the store in 1923. Throughout the years he added a shoe department, a ladies’ and a children’s department…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales Buildings

"He purchased the Sam Etscovitz garage on South Main Street. After buying this, he sold the lot on Jordan Street to Percy Pelkey."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Maine Farmer's Exchange (MFX) Building

"One of the original tenants of the building was our local newspaper. This building survived numerous fires that destroyed most of Main Street, making…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle’s Historic Fire Station

"The 1912 building served as the municipal court (top floor), fire house (main floor) and jail (cellar)."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Starch Factory, c. 1965

"… Society Description A step in the process of producing potato starch which is used in the production of food, medicines, paper, and other…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - St. John's Episcopal Church Building

"The building was constructed in 1875 in the “Gothic Revival” style with board and batten siding. It is the oldest standing public building in Presque…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Riverside Park and Arboretum

"With the opening of the Forum Building in 1975, ice skating was moved to that facility. Sources: Haskell, William V."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Links to Presque Isle Pastimes

"… X Maine Solar System Model Saturn X The Francis Malcolm Science Center Francis Malcolm Science Center X Presque Isle Recreation…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Maxie Anderson, Presque Isle, 1981

"… planned to attempt another balloon flight around the world, spoke to students from Northern Maine Vocational Technical Institute in Presque Isle…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Memorials 1900

"Thompson. Presque Isle Memorial 1900 Mostly Marble in those days View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 3 of 13

"Occasionally, a rock would embed between the lags while the digger is working, causing the lags to come apart."

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

"On the back is written: "John Mooney #303 ca 1910." Mooney was a blacksmith in Presque Isle. The title written on the image is "On Their Way To The…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Governor's Potato Plot, Presque Isle, 1959

"Note the drawing of the SNARK missile which was then being installed at the Presque Isle Air Force Base and was a great source of pride for the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - King Farm, Presque Isle, ca. 1920

"The King family later sold the farm and bought a farm nearby on the Easton Road. The sprayer is hauled by two horses, which means that the pump was…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 5 of 13

"The potatoes would be picked from a section of the field allotted to the picker. If the section is too long, the picker would get behind and probably…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 4 of 5

"They would have to move the barrels out of the way, too. There was no playtime in the fields. Edwena could not play in the fields because she had to…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 2 of 5

"The “digger man” was the person who drove the machine that would dig up the potatoes. The potato truck had full and empty barrels on the back of it."