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Keywords: St. John Valley

Historical Items

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Item 148626

St. Charles Church, St. Francis, ca. 1912

Contributed by: Acadian Archives Date: circa 1912 Location: St. Francis Media: Photographic postcard

Item 5413

St. John Valley, Van Buren, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Van Buren Media: Glass Negative

Item 149054

St. John River near Grand Isle, ca. 1973

Contributed by: Acadian Archives Date: circa 1973 Location: Grand Isle; Sainte-Anne Media: Photographic postcard

Tax Records

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Item 78410

27-29 Valley Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: John Dante Use: Dwelling - Three Family

Item 40025

10 Valley Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Heirs of John W. Deering Use: Dwelling - Two family

Item 40023

6 Valley Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Heirs of John W. Deering Use: Dwelling - Two family

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

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.

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

One Hundred Years of Caring -- EMMC

In 1892 five physicians -- William H. Simmons, William C. Mason, Walter H. Hunt, Everett T. Nealey, and William E. Baxter -- realized the need for a hospital in the city of Bangor had become urgent and they set about providing one.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… once served as the cultural heart of this river valley civilization. Serving at least five surrounding towns, the Opera House was originally built…"

Site Page

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… All Race won at Bangor, Maine Sept 21, 1922 by John R Braden (John Willard, Driver) lowering the track record from 206 ¾ made by Earl Jr 1913 to…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - St. John's Episcopal Church Building

"St. John's Episcopal Church Building X Text by Dustin and Dustin, students at Presque Isle Middle School Edited by Presque Isle Historical…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Ah, les Fameuse Ployes!
by Alain Ouellette

Growing up in an Acadian French family and eating ployes