Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle High School Basketball Team 1913

"… High School Basketball Team 1913 Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society Description A Group photograph of the Presque Isle High…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Soldiers marching in Presque Isle Memorial Day parade, 1944

"… Isle Memorial Day parade, 1944 Contributed by Presque Isle Air Museum Description Soldiers marching in the Presque Isle Memorial Day…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Christmas decorations, Presque Isle, ca. 1950

"1950 Contributed by Presque Isle Fire Department Description The photograph was taken in December in the early 1950s with both the Presque…"

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

"Electric generator delivery, Presque Isle, 1959 Contributed by Oakfield Historical Society Description Chase Transport Corporation…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Presque Isle - Strategic Missile Wing Presque Isle Air Museum X Since the 1970s, Presque Isle has undergone a decline in population due in part…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Cunningham School

"… students at Presque Isle Middle School Edited by Presque Isle Historical Society X X The original Presque Isle High School was built in…"

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

"1945 Contributed by Presque Isle Air Museum Description A Northeast Airlines DC-3 is parked at the post World War II Presque Isle Air…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Governor's Potato Plot, Presque Isle, 1959

"SNARK missile information provided by the Presque Isle Air Museum View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Maxie Anderson, Presque Isle, 1981

"Maxie Anderson, Presque Isle, 1981 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Maxie Anderson of Albuquerque, New Mexico, who…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - People

"From the beginnings with Native Americans to lumbering and agriculture in the 1800s up to the present day, Presque Isle citizens have met…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Agriculture

"… Agriculture has always been the key component of Presque Isle's economy. Whether as the source of necessary supplies for the lumber industry or as…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Wilder's Jewelry

"In 1947, Wilder lost this business in one of Presque Isle many fires. In 1950, he bought the Holmes Jewelry store and changed the name to Wilder’s."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Main and State streets, Presque Isle, 1929

"… State streets, Presque Isle, 1929 Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society Description A band forms at the corner of State Street…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John Mooney, Presque Isle, ca. 1910

"1910 Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society Description Photograph shows five men on a sleigh."

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."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Unitarian Church, Presque Isle, 1895

"Unitarian Church, Presque Isle, 1895 Contributed by Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library Description The Unitarian Church was erected in…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Fred Urquhart Farm, Presque Isle

"Fred Urquhart Farm, Presque Isle Contributed by Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Description International Fertilizers…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Pastimes

"These are the activities that bring people together, encompass the resources of the area and makes Presque Isle a unique place to live."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Jasper Beckwith Spraying Potatoes, Presque Isle, 1940

"… Potatoes, Presque Isle, 1940 Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society Description Horses were still used in 1940 for many farm…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Main Street, Presque Isle, ca. 1895

"Main Street, Presque Isle, ca. 1895 Contributed by Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Description View of Main Street in Presque…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Main Street, Presque Isle, ca. 1907

"Main Street, Presque Isle, ca. 1907 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Postcard of Main Street in winter, Presque Isle…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Thompson's Memorial

"Vol. 125. Presque Isle: Booklet Committee, 1984. Graves, Richard A. Forgotten Times: A Walk Through History. Presque Isle: Richard A. Graves, 2007."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle’s Historic Fire Station

"… students at Presque Isle Middle School Edited by Presque Isle Historical Society X X The Presque Isle Fire House was built at 17 Church…"

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

"… Of Being The Oldest Church Building In Presque Isle." Star Herald [presque isle] 1 Apr. 2009, Sesquicentennial Edition ed., Section 1 sec.: 7-7."