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Description
Interior of the Munson Hill power substation. This substation is about 5 miles north of Presque Isle on the Parsons Road near the AVR bridge next to the Aroostook River. The substation provided a reduction in voltage for the AVR electric trolley. The substation was not needed in 1946 when the AVR put diesel locomotives on the railroad.
About This Item
- Title: Aroostook Valley Railroad Substation, ca. 1909
- Creation Date: circa 1909
- Subject Date: circa 1909
- Location: Munson Hill, Presque Isle, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 18.99 cm x 23.99 cm
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Aroostook Valley Railroad Company--Equipment and supplies
- Railroads--Maine
- Electric railroads
- Power plants--Maine--Presque Isle
- Munson Hill substation (Presque Isle, Me.)--Photographs
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Presque Isle Historical SocietyPO Box 285, Presque Isle, ME 04769
(207) 762-1151
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