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Site Pages
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Presque Isle: The Star City - About us
"About us The Maine Community Heritage Project (MCHP), a partnership between the Maine Historical Society and Maine State Library, is an innovative…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - St. John's Episcopal Church Building
"St. John's Episcopal Church Building X Text by Dustin and Dustin, students at Presque Isle Middle School Edited by Presque Isle Historical…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Links to Presque Isle History
"Links to Presque Isle History Presque Isle Air Museum Presque Isle Airport, ca. 1937Presque Isle Air Museum Trans-Atlantic Balloon Site…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould
"Arthur R. Gould Arthur Robinson Gould was born in East Corinth (a small town just north of Bangor) on March 16, 1857."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Green's Department Store
"Green's Department Store Text by Amelia and Alex, students at Presque Isle Middle School Images from and the students X X Green’s Shoes…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Pastimes
"Pastimes As for pastimes... camping, fishing, music, theater, art, snow sports. These are the activities that bring people together, encompass the…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans
"… Native Americans The Deep History of Presque Isle Text by: David Putnam In 1978, as a result of the proposal to construct the Aroostook Centre…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Perry Opera House
"Perry Opera House X Text by Gabe and Chance, two students at Presque Isle Middle School Images from X The Perry Opera House was built…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 2 of 5
"Potato Harvest Memories Presque Isle Historical Society Presque Isle Historical Society One hot day she was waiting for the digger man…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 3 of 5
"Potato Harvest Memories Click here to visit Richard Rand's Harvesting Potatoes. Potato Barrel Truck, Presque IslePresque Isle Historical…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 1 of 5
"Potato Harvest Memories Text by Isaac, a Presque Isle Middle School student Images from the Presque Isle Historical Society by a private patron…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 4 of 5
"Potato Harvest Memories Out in the fields there were no outhouses. If the workers had to use the bathroom, they would put barrels around themselves."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 5 of 5
"Potato Harvest Memories Presque Isle Historical Society Presque Isle Historical Society One of the fields had trees around it."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 6 of 13
"Harvesting Potatoes THEN INTO THE BARREL Softwood potato barrel, Hodgdon, ca. 1950Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Potato picker's…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 10 of 13
"Harvesting Potatoes IT'S NOT ALL WORK Break Time Image is from USDA 1976 Yearbook of Agroculture THE FACE OF RURAL AMERICA X Frequently, the…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 12 of 13
"Harvesting Potatoes BARREL GRAPPLES Hand Grapple, Presque Isle, ca. 1910Presque Isle Historical Society Potato Barrel Grapple, Presque…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 11 of 13
"Harvesting Potatoes RESTORED POTATO BARREL TRUCKS International Truck with Barrel Grapple, Littleton, 1945Southern Aroostook Agricultural…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 7 of 13
"Harvesting Potatoes ONTO THE TRUCK Sweetser Farm, Presque Isle, ca. 1900Presque Isle Historical Society Around 1900, barrels were transported…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 13 of 13
"Harvesting Potatoes MECHANIZED FARMS The photograph on page 10 that shows two young men loading a potato truck was taken on the Myron Gartley Farm…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 9 of 13
"Harvesting Potatoes A POTATO HARVESTING SCENE A Potato Harvesting Scene, Presque Isle, 1945Presque Isle Historical Society This painting by…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 2 of 13
"Harvesting Potatoes LOTS OF HORSE POWER IS NEEDED X Mechanical diggers were needed to provide a more efficient way of removing potatoes from…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 3 of 13
"Harvesting Potatoes DIGGER LAGS SIFT OUT THE DIRT Picking potatoes, Presque Isle, 1939Presque Isle Historical Society Lags on a Digger X…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 1 of 13
"Harvesting Potatoes Text by Richard E. Rand Images from Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum, Presque Isle Historical Society and Southern…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 8 of 13
"Harvesting Potatoes WORKING ON BACK Loading Potato Barrels, Presque Isle, 1976Presque Isle Historical Society During the 1940s, battery…"