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Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Congregational Church

"Sources: Vance, Melissa. "Presque Isle Congregational Church Claims Origins from Colonists." The Star Herald [presque isle] 1 Apr. 2009: 8-8."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… people into the area including Clark Gable, movie star and member of the Army Air Force, and Bob Hope, movie star and comedian working with the USO."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Allen Building

"It was also the first post office in Presque Isle, until 1914. The first postmaster was James Phair."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Perry Opera House

"Grant Law Offices in 1953. It is still this way today. Sources: Presque Isle Historical Society. A Self-Guided Walking Tour of Historic Downtown…"

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

"This building replaced a mail order office. When it was built, the store was the second largest Sears building in New England."

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

"When the municipal offices relocated next door in 1960, the building continued to serve as the fire and police station until the current facility was…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Working in Maine

"The other part of his job was working in the office. He did lots of paperwork. In his last ten to fifteen years of his career, he had more…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"The freight office (seen here) was on Dyer Street. Another building used by the Aroostook Valley Railroad during its last few years of operation…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"In 1921, Gould built a two-story office building on the northwest corner of Second and State Streets to house his electric company and the Aroostook…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Company building, Presque Isle, 1921

"… Description Arthur Gould built an office building for two of his companies, the Aroostook Valley Railroad (AVR) and Maine Public Service…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Train Station, Presque Isle, ca. 1908

"Walls floors and ceiling of office are wooden. Stove in middle of room has coal scuttle next to it. Large desk on right is high, requiring clerk to…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Stairs-Beckwith Farm, Presque Isle, ca. 1950

"… destroyed in 2000 and were replaced with doctors' offices. The photograph was taken around 1950. Many farms had aerial photographs taken so that…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northern Maine Fair Memories - Page 1 of 3

"Dorothy worked at the racing office about the same time. Dorothy thinks one thing that has changed about harness racing is racers need to go faster…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 2 of 3

"… school, he was drafted into the army as a medical officer. Jeremiah went to Germany, where he was a dental hygienist."

Guilford, Maine - PROJECT OVERVIEW - Page 2 of 2

"… Guilford Memorial Library – Our local “Four Star” municipal library. The library provides extensive research materials and access to computers and…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"Mattie was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, European Campaign Medal with two battle stars, plus the French Croix-de-Guerre."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… celebration, 1911Lubec Memorial Library Stars and Stripes Throughout Lubec The recently constructed Knights of Pythias Hall on Pleasant Street…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… go back to the fort, we went in and planted the stars and stripes on the parapet and soon after, our old star-spangled banner was seen waving from…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"Again, in 2010 the Guilford Memorial Library received national recognition by receiving a 4-Star rating."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… Grange, American Legion, Order of the Eastern Star, Freemasons, and Knights of Pythias. With a decline of industry and jobs, the population…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"… Odd Fellows and Rebekahs, the Masons and Eastern Star, the Granges in East, South, and North Blue Hill, and the Baptist and Congregational churches…"

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