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Site Pages
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Canadian and Pacific Railroad
"… brought by the railroad, were desperate to have train service and approached the New Brunswick Railway (later known as the Canadian & Pacific)."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Bus Service, Presque Isle, 1957
"On November 25, 1957, four busses replaced two trains (No. 2 and No. 7) that provided commuter service to the region."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959
"Awaiting a train ride to the Capitol National Community Christmas Tree, Presque Isle, 1959Presque Isle Historical Society Pictured here on…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould
"Instead of boarding his train that day, he immediately began making plans to restore the plant. In 1905, while searching for lumber, he found a…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad
"Freight service consisted on one train a day every day covering the entire route. Trains frequently consisted on 20 cars each during the winter…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle
"… home to the Aroostook State Normal School that trained teachers, a public library sponsored by the Andrew Carnegie Foundation, the Aroostook Valley…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor
"The training school trained teachers through tough and thorough studies. The graduates of Snow’s school found it easy to get teacher positions in…"
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Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976
"The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976 Train station and waterfront, Bangor flood, 1902 Partially submerged boxcars alongside a double-masted…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Public Library
"Incorporated in 1899, The Scarborough Public Library has a long history of successful collaboration with businesses, organizations, and schools in…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 2 of 4
"She had to bring her own lunch in grade school, but during wintertime her school always had a pot of soup ready in case it was cold outside."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Timeline of Events
"… storyboard along with other teams at mid-year training at Maine Historical Society First SKYPE session between student team members and Scarborough…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 1 of 4
"Her least favorite subject was algebra. In grade school, there wasn’t much work she had to do, but in high school she had quite a bit more, although…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 3 of 4
"In the seventh grade her school was across the bridge, and in high school her dad drove the bus so she would ride his bus for a little ways before an…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4
"The public was upset, because the Boston & Maine trains were sometimes late and connections were missed."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4
"Now there are more subjects, which require more teachers, and different, more varied teaching methods. Furniture Anders, grade 8 19th century school…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Graduates, Gouldville Elementary, Presque Isle, 1922
"… the graduating class from Gouldville Elementary School in Presque Isle in 1922. Each student is holding a certificate."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Northeastland Hotel
"… Jonah and Josh, students at Presque Isle Middle School Edited by Presque Isle Historical Society Images from X Reed Tavern, founded by…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 4 of 4
"After high school, she became a telephone operator for a short time after graduation. Learning about my grandmother’s childhood and schooling was…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Working in Maine
"… thirty presentations a year to students at middle schools, and high school agriculture programs. Del retired in March 2005."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 1 of 3
"… X Text by Mary, a Presque Isle Middle School student Photos from the Jeremiah, the interviewee Jeremiah grew up in Washburn, Maine until he…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - About us
"… http://www.pihistory.org Presque Isle Middle School X Presque Isle Middle School MSAD 1 569 Skyway Street Presque Isle, ME 04769…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 1 of 2
"… Text by Rachel, a student at Presque Isle Middle School Images by Maine Memory Network Albert, my grandpa, was born in Caribou in 1942."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Northern Maine Fair Memories - Page 3 of 3
"… the picnic because it was the last thing before school started. Families had this picnic lunch because they could not afford to feed their families…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - St. John's Episcopal Church Building
"… and Dustin, students at Presque Isle Middle School Edited by Presque Isle Historical Society X St."