Keywords: Arson
Item 35893
Methodist Church, Presque Isle, ca. 1910
Contributed by: David Gallagher through Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library Date: circa 1910 Location: Presque Isle Media: Postcard
Item 103938
Street scene during Kirby manhunt, Winthrop, 1925
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1925-05-21 Location: Winthrop Media: Glass Negative
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The Barns of the St. John River Valley: Maine's Crowning Jewels
Maine's St. John River Valley boasts a unique architectural landscape. A number of historical factors led to the proliferation of a local architectural style, the Madawaska twin barn, as well as a number of building techniques rarely seen elsewhere. Today, these are in danger of being lost to time.
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Grant Memorial United Methodist Church
"Two twenty-one-year-old men were found guilty of arson soon after. A committee was founded to figure out where to build a new church and to oversee…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden
"These were destroyed by arson in the 1940s. The last complete racing season for John R Braden was in 1926."
