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A Potato Harvesting Scene, Presque Isle, 1945

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 9 of 13

"… northern part of Aroostook from the Fort Kent, Madawaska, and Van Buren areas would come to Presque Isle to work in various harvesting jobs."

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Mono Aircraft Company, Presque Isle, 1935

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… Grand Falls were such large village sites, with Madawaska another that occurred above the salmon run."

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Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Station, New Sweden, 1918

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

"High school students would ride the passenger train to attend high school in nearby Caribou. The booming businesses in Stockholm relied on the train…"

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General store, Stockholm, ca. 1960

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

"… people used it to settle on the north side of the Madawaska Stream. However, in 1923, the bridge was washed out by a major flood."

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Mattie A Pinette, Dog Tag, Mrs. Jos. Pinette, Guilford, Maine

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"After graduation she attended Madawaska Training School and later Beals College where she excelled. She went into civil service in 1923 with the…"

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Madawaska Training School cheerleaders, Fort Kent, 1955

Blake Library Special Collections, UMFK

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