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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… by the Andrew Carnegie Foundation, the Aroostook Valley Railroad (an electric railroad that connected residents to nearby towns), the Northern…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Transportation

"At first, the only way into the area was to travel through New Brunswick via the St. John River in Durham boats. In the 1830's the Military Road was…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Electric generator delivery, Presque Isle, 1959

"The Aroostook Trust Company building in the background is at the corner of Main Street and Chapman Road, Presque Isle."

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

"… was the first foreign made car to be sold in Aroostook County. Citroens came from France so they had to be shipped overseas."

Presque Isle: The Star City - King Farm, Presque Isle, ca. 1920

"The King family later sold the farm and bought a farm nearby on the Easton Road. The sprayer is hauled by two horses, which means that the pump was…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - State Street Baptist Church

"… building three miles south of town on the Houlton Road. The pastor at that time was Joseph Roberts. In 1880, land was purchased on the corner of…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 2 of 3

"Vietnam didn’t have any paved roads like the United States and my parents couldn’t afford to buy shoes, so walking made their feet bleed and dirty."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 1 of 2

"That looked like little roads. Albert and his friends would take their tricycles and wagons and pretend that they were driving on the highway."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Maine Railroads

"… was an electric railroad known as the Aroostook Valley Rail Road, or AVR. It also had its own train station."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Colony Continues to Grow, 1874 - 1900

"A second rail line, the Aroostook Valley Rail Road (AVR), was completed ca. 1910. Winter Carnival arrivals, New Sweden, 1936New Sweden…"

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Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"Many of these damages occurred along the rail line, interrupting the only rail link between Vanceboro and Bangor."