Aroostook County Railroads


Houlton from Pierce's Hill, ca. 1900

Houlton from Pierce's Hill, ca. 1900
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Maine Historical Society

Plans for the Great Northern paper mill at Millinocket had begun in 1898 and promoters promised that tourists would flock to the region:

"The proposed Fish River extension of the B and A from Ashland to Fort Kent will, when completed, bring this worldly rich sporting region into closest touch with anglers and hunters."

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