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Title: Moose in the Aroostook Woods, 1895

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum

Date: circa 1895

Media: Photograph

Title: Camp in the Aroostook Woods, c. 1895

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum

Date: circa 1895

Media: Photograph

Title: Bangor and Aroostook Railroad bridge - Presque Isle

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum

Date: circa 1893

Location: Presque Isle

Media: photogravure print, ink on paper

Aroostook County Railroads

Construction of the Bangor and Aroostook rail lines into northern Aroostook County in the early twentieth century opened the region to tourism and commerce from the south.

The Aroostook War and the Northeast Border

From the Treaty of Paris that ended the American Revolution in 1783 to the Webster-Ashburton Treaty in 1842, the northern border of Maine -- and the United States -- was uncertain and a source of considerable tension between the U.S. and Britain.

Shepard Cary: Lumberman, Legislator, Leader and Legend

Shepard Cary (1805-1866) was one of the leading -- and wealthiest -- residents of early Aroostook County. He was a lumberman, merchant, mill operator, and legislator.

Presque Isle: The Star City

The history of a northern Maine community as told by an array of local institutions and organizations. Site contributors include University of Maine at Presque Isle, Presque Isle Historical Society, Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library, Presque Isle Middle School. Some of the topics include historic buildings, potato farming, transportation and the Aroostook Valley Railroad.

Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum

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Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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