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Title: Wardwell family, Penobscot, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society

Date: circa 1900

Location: Penobscot

Media: Photograph

Title: Miniature rootclub, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine

Date: circa 1850

Location: Penobscot

Media: Wood

Title: Penobscot County jury, Bangor, early 1900s

Contributed by: Bangor Daily News Library

Date: circa 1910

Location: Bangor

Media: Photograph

A Naval Disaster: The Penobscot Expedition

A fleet of privateers and hastily recruited soldiers failed to stop the British from occupying Majabigwaduce on Penobscot Bay in 1779. The disastrous Penobscot Expedition left the area, later known as Castine, to the British and a loyalist colony called New Ireland.

Moving Lumber, Growing Bangor

Bangor became the largest lumber port in the world in the early 19th century, aided by several dams that diverted water and made lumber drives down the Penobscot River possible.

Gluskap of the Wabanaki

Creation and other cultural tales are important to framing a culture's beliefs and values -- and passing those on. The Wabanaki -- Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot -- Indians of Maine and Nova Scotia tell stories of a cultural hero/creator, a giant who lived among them and who promised to return.

Life on a Tidal River

An introduction to Bangor history as depicted by a broad-based group of city institutions and organizations. Partners included the middle-level William S. Cohen and James F. Doughty Schools, Bangor High School, Bangor Public Library, Bangor Museum and Center for History, and individual city historians. Topics covered include early railroads, natural disasters, the Brady Gang, the Civil War, and the 1940s.

Lincoln, Maine

The history of a long-time mill town as depicted by seventh and eighth grade students at Mattanawcook Junior High School, with help from Lincoln Historical Society and Lincoln Memorial Library. The site includes exhibits on the paper industry, founding fathers, wartime Lincoln, Main Street, influential institutions, and communication and transportation.

Penobscot Marine Museum

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