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Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"The Bangor & Aroostook Railroad did view the Aroostook Valley Railroad as a threat to business and expanded their lines through Washburn, Mapleton…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad

"Bangor and Aroostook Railroad X Text by Chandler and Gabby, students at Presque Isle Middle School Images from and the students X The B&A…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Loading sugar beets, Aroostook County, ca. 1975

"In the 1970s, potato farmers in Aroostook County grew sugar beets as a rotation crop with potatoes. While a promising concept, scheduling problems…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Building

"… became a reality with the formation of the Aroostook Valley Railroad (AVRR). As the owner of the AVRR and manager of the electric company, it made…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 1 of 3

"Adventures in Aroostook County X Text by Mary, a Presque Isle Middle School student Photos from the Jeremiah, the interviewee Jeremiah grew up…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - The History of Laundry, Aroostook County Style - Page 2 of 2

"The History of Laundry, Aroostook County Style Presque Isle Historical Society Sadie took the clothes and hung them on a line outside."

Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War

"… I was someone who was living at the time of the Aroostook War (also known as the “Pork and Beans War” and the “Lumberjack War”), I would be nervous…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"The Aroostook State Normal School grew into the University of Maine at Presque Isle attracting students from all over the state, region, country and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 13 of 13

"SOURCES Richard W. Judd” AROOSTOOK A Century of Logging in Northen Maine” UNIVERSIY OF MAINE PRESS, 1989 Charles Morrow Wilson “Aroostook: Our Last…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Canadian and Pacific Railroad

"… Isle Historical Society X X In 1870, Aroostook County had no railways. The primary transportation was by horse and wagon."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Sears and Roebuck Company Building

"Sears moved to the Aroostook Centre Mall in 1993. The building that was Sears and Roebuck is no longer there today."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 3 of 3

"Citroens came from France so they had to be shipped overseas. The Citroens were very small. I remember one time one of the guys I worked with parked…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"“Aroostook" is a mangled version of Wolastuq, the original name for the St. John River. The families would disperse broadly through the late summer…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Oak Hotel

"Eleven years later, in 1986, the Aroostook County Federal Savings and Loan Association purchased the land and built their own building on the site."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Company building, Presque Isle, 1921Presque Isle Historical Society Gould’s original plan was to…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Working in Maine

"… Maine Memory Network Successful hunt in the Aroostook Woods, ca. 1900Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Percival Baxter and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Braden Theater

"… from a new 8-screen movie complex at the Aroostook Centre Mall. Fifteen years later, father and son Arlen and Chris Dow purchased the theater. It…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"Braden! Aroostook is with you! CHORUS So you’ll “take the pole” today in your nifty little way, While Aroostook County cheers you “to a man.” With…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"… 30, the tree waits for transfer to the Bangor & Aroostook flatcar. Presque Isle Christmas Tree, Washington, D.C., 1958Presque Isle Historical…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 4 of 4

"She told me one time the husband felt bad because she had a hard time. He stuffed a dollar in her hand as they were leaving and told her not to tell…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Perry Opera House

"In 1900, the building burned down for the first time. In 1903, it was re-built, this time from brick."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 5 of 5

"There were good times in the potato fields and there were also bad times, too. But they always got though it."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales Buildings

"The dealership has been relocated several times throughout its lifetime. At first, Skippy sold all kinds of used cars and trucks."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 10 of 13

"Harvesting Potatoes IT'S NOT ALL WORK Break Time Image is from USDA 1976 Yearbook of Agroculture THE FACE OF RURAL AMERICA X Frequently, the…"