Maine Memory Network

Map of Fort Fairfield, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1870 Location: Fort Fairfield Media: Ink on paper

Main Street, Fort Fairfield, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1895 Location: Fort Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Library at Fort Fairfield, Fort Fairfield, 1912

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1912 Location: Fort Fairfield Client: Town of Fort Fairfield Architect: Coombs Bros. Architects

School Building at Fort Fairfield, Fort Fairfield, 1900-1903

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1900–1903 Location: Fort Fairfield Client: Town of Fort Fairfield Architect: Coombs and Gibbs Architects

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.

Patriotism Shared

Post office clerks began collecting strong red, white, and blue string, rolling it onto a ball and passing it on to the next post office to express their support for the Union effort in the Civil War. Accompanying the ball was this paper scroll on which the clerks wrote messages and sometimes drew images.

Presque Isle: The Star City - Canadian and Pacific Railroad

"Houlton and Fort Fairfield were the first to get rail service. The residents of Presque Isle, seeing the growth brought by the railroad, were…"

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

"Presque Isle, 2006. Graves III, Richard A. Forgotten Times: A Walk Though History. Fort Fairfield, Maine: C3creative, 2007."