Star City Snapshot

1828 – Dennis Fairbanks, considered the founder of Presque Isle, receives a land grant from the U.S. Government for one square mile (640 acres) of land. In return for the land deed, he is obligated to establish a settlement with a saw mill and grist mill to help the settlement flourish.  His settlement was then known as “Fairbanks Mill”.
    This Centennial fingertip fact is brought to you by the Presque Isle Historical Society and the Star-Herald.