Keywords: sugar beets
Item 15241
Sugar beets, Aroostook County, ca. 1975
Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1975 Media: Photographic print
Item 17835
Loading sugar beets, Aroostook County, ca. 1975
Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1975 Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Blueberries to Potatoes: Farming in Maine
Not part of the American "farm belt," Maine nonetheless has been known over the years for a few agricultural items, especially blueberries, sweet corn, potatoes, apples, chickens and dairy products.
Exhibit
Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine
BEGIN AGAIN explores Maine's historic role, going back 528 years, in crisis that brought about the pandemic, social and economic inequities, and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Loading sugar beets, Aroostook County, ca. 1975
"Sugar beets consequently fell out of favor. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."
Story
Maine and the Atlantic World Slave Economy
by Seth Goldstein
How Maine's historic industries are tied to slavery
