Keywords: Presque Isle Housing Authority
Item 23020
Buildings for Presque Isle Air Force Base, 1944
Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: 1944 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print
Item 23019
Normal Hill Dorms in Winter, 1944
Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: 1944 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Among the Lungers: Treating TB
Tuberculosis -- or consumption as it often was called -- claimed so many lives and so threatened the health of communities that private organizations and, by 1915, the state, got involved in TB treatment. The state's first tuberculosis sanatorium was built on Greenwood Mountain in Hebron and introduced a new philosophy of treatment.
Exhibit
Passing the Time: Artwork by World War II German POWs
In 1944, the US Government established Camp Houlton, a prisoner of war (POW) internment camp for captured German soldiers during World War II. Many of the prisoners worked on local farms planting and harvesting potatoes. Some created artwork and handicrafts they sold or gave to camp guards. Camp Houlton processed and held about 3500 prisoners and operated until May 1946.
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Perry Opera House
"Brochure. Presque Isle: Author, 2007. Graves, Richard A. Forgotten Times: A Walk through History. Presque Isle, 2006."
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle
"Presque Isle - Strategic Missile Wing Presque Isle Air Museum X Since the 1970s, Presque Isle has undergone a decline in population due in part…"
