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Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"Frank Green at 176 Broad Street on the west side of the Kenduskeag Stream. It spread among the wooden warehouses along Bangor’s working waterfront."

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"… just a couple of the many damages caused by the Bangor Flood of 1902.Bangor Historical Society 1902 The rain was coming down hard in downtown…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"She wrote an article about the fire after her investigation into the fire. That article launched Mary's literary career."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"The majority of the soldiers returned to Bangor on August 13, 1863. Bangor Soldiers and Prisoner of War Camps Bangor residents in other Maine…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"The company ran for thirteen years until it was sold to Gen. Samuel Veazie in 1849 who built a bridge across the Penobscot and extended the tracks to…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"Through his speeches, the Bangor Anti-Slavery Society emerged. The initial idea of William Lloyd Garrison's lectures were to bring an immediate end…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 2 of 2

"It was October 11, 1964 when the city of Bangor celebrated the dedication of the new medical center of St. Joseph’s Hospital."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2

"In fact, the hospital, at first, was mainly for treating physical problems and less for sicknesses and illnesses."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Norumbega Hall ruins, Bangor Fire, 1911 Bangor Public Library A stiff southerly breeze blew on that warm Sunday afternoon April 30, 1911 that caused…"

Life on a Tidal River - Project Process

"At Bangor High School, the devastating 1911 Fire and the rapid reconstruction of the city in the two years following, fit very well with discussions…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

""History of the Bangor Auditorium." Bangor Daily News RSS. Bangor Daily News, 12 Feb. 2013. Web. 01 June 2016. Quirk, Tricia."

Life on a Tidal River - The Flying Torah

"… Captain Gordon poses with the 'Flying Torah,' Bangor, 1945 Chaplain Gordon Boarding the plain with the TorahBangor Public Library A native of…"

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"He served on the Bangor School Committee, the Bangor City Council, and as mayor 1971 - 72. He was elected in 1972 and served through 1978 to the…"

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"… which supplied the water for the city of Bangor, were extinguished, and the tower itself was camouflaged with drab olive paint."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4

"… of men from Bangor and the nearby region left Bangor on May 14th, just one month after Lincoln's call for troops, and the first regiment to leave…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"After graduating from Bangor High School, she attended Elmira College in New York. During the Civil War era, her father served in the Union Army."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… the Aroostook Centre Mall, an article in the Bangor Daily News stated “there was little to support the theory that any band of Indians had ever…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… end of the nineteenth century, the Presque Isle Fire Department had been incorporated and Presque Isle had its first water company, the Presque…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Gould asked for a tour of the mill. After the tour, the two stopped to sit on a log and talk. Gould felt that the mill was in poor shape and needed…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… fire in 1822, but one of the the most dramatic fires occurred in 1939 when the old Grange Hall burned at the site of the present Grange Hall and…"

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"The Bangor Daily News called it “Maine’s most charming rustic theater.” It included a tea room and later a restaurant open everyday serving tea…"

Historic Hallowell - Commerce on the Kennebec Citations

"… 1st, 1988, Jeff Strout, Joan Smith, T.J. Tremble, After the Flood - A year later, the recovery continues Kennebec Journal, Saturday, April 4th…"