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Historical Items

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Item 16758

Presque Isle Airfield, 1937

Contributed by: Presque Isle Air Museum Date: 1937 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print

Item 16665

Army Airfield Headquarters, Presque Isle, 1943

Contributed by: Presque Isle Air Museum Date: 1943 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print

Item 11123

U.S. Army Airfield Main Gate, Houlton

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1943 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

A Parade, an Airplane and Two Weddings

Two couples, a parade from downtown Caribou to the airfield, and two airplane flights were the scene in 1930 when the couples each took off in a single-engine plane to tie the knot high over Aroostook County.

Exhibit

Prisoners of War

Mainers have been held prisoners in conflicts fought on Maine and American soil and in those fought overseas. In addition, enemy prisoners from several wars have been brought to Maine soil for the duration of the war.

Exhibit

The Schooner Bowdoin: Ninety Years of Seagoing History

After traveling to the Arctic with Robert E. Peary, Donald B. MacMillan (1874-1970), an explorer, researcher, and lecturer, helped design his own vessel for Arctic exploration, the schooner <em>Bowdoin,</em> which he named after his alma mater. The schooner remains on the seas.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Presque Isle: The Star City - Lockheed 10A, Presque Isle, 1940

"… photo was taken in August 1940, just before the airfield became an Army Air Base during World War I. A U.S."

Site Page

Presque Isle: The Star City - Transportation

"… came to Presque Isle in 1881 followed by the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad in 1894. In the mid-1930's the Presque Isle Airfield was developed."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Northeast Airlines DC-3, Presque Isle, ca. 1945

"Commercial service resumed at the airfield about mid 1945. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

My Maine Stories

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Story

I have thought about Vietnam almost every day for 48 years
by Ted Heselton

Working as a heavy equipment operator in Vietnam