Editing Presque Isle, Maine (section)

=== Name and incorporation ===
Originally known as Fairbanks for its founder Dennis Fairbanks, Presque Isle was settled in 1828 on land that was unknown to be part of [[British North America]] (Canada) or the United States. The [[Aroostook War]] broke out in 1838 because of boundary disputes between the two countries, which were resolved in 1842 by the [[Webster-Ashburton Treaty]]. The township was incorporated from Plantations F, G and H on April 4, 1859, as Presque Isle, derived from the [[French language|French]] term for [[peninsula]] (''presqu'île''), as the courses of the [[Aroostook River]] and Presque Isle Stream form a peninsula. In 1864, [[Fairmount Cemetery (Presque Isle, Maine)|Fairmount Cemetery]] was established in the south of Presque Isle to accommodate Union soldiers returning from the Civil War. In 1883, the town of [[Maysville, Maine|Maysville]] was annexed.

On January 1, 1940, Presque Isle was incorporated as a city.