Keywords: Penobscot River
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Site Pages
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Lincoln, Maine - Pulp Mill, Penobscot River, 1902 - Page 1 of 2
"Pulp Mill, Penobscot River, 1902 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description Pulp mill on the Mattanawcook Stream, before the…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Welcome
"Welcome Bangor from the east bank of the Penobscot River, ca. 1905Bangor Public Library Welcome! to the Bangor Community Heritage Project."
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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative
"… of the Kenduskeag River with that of the Penobscot River beckoned development. Yet, it would be more than a hundred and fifty years before…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 2 of 2
"Print. Penobscot River Railroad History of Penobscot County Maine, with illustrations and biographical sketches."
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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World
"Penobscot River lumber raft at Bangor, ca. 1905Bangor Public Library As the wealth and value of Bangor and its lumbering industry grew, the…"
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Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976
"… The Kenduskeag Stream (on right) flows into the Penobscot River in the flood of 1902. Two partially submerged rail cars and an unidentified…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2
"Penobscot River Railroad The Penobscot River Railroad was a “railroad that never was”. It was chartered by the state in 1836 to go from Bucksport to…"
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Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2
"… was killed when a chimney from a house on Penobscot Street fell on him while he was fighting a fire there."
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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s
"The tunnel ran from the Penobscot River located near Holyoke’s house in Brewer. The tunnel was found because the son of the family that later bought…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2
"Aerial view, Eastern Maine General Hospital, Penobscot River, ca. 1951 EMGH Birds Eye View, 1951. Eastern Maine Medical Center On many occasions the…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War
"… Maine and was also a selectman in Levant and a Penobscot County sheriff. The majority of the soldiers returned to Bangor on August 13, 1863."
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Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 4 of 4
"Print. The Bangor, Brewer and Penobscot County Directory. Boston: W. F. Stanwood, 1864. Bishop, Chris and Drury, Ian."
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Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School
"He was also an assistant county attorney for Penobscot County in the years of 1968-1970. From 1968 to 1972, he taught at both the Husson College and…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4
"… encamped overlooking the Potomac and Alexandria Rivers near Franconia, in Fairfax County, Virginia two months after their involvement at Bull Run."
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Life on a Tidal River - Doughty Students
"Doughty Students We have had a blast with the MCHP project during the 2009-2010 school year! Here are a few things we learned along the way: Bangor…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Exhibits
"Exhibits The first five exhibits in Bangor's Maine Memory site were completed during the 2009-2010 school year."
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Life on a Tidal River - Cohen Students
"Cohen Students Throughout the school year 2009-2010 more than 120 7th grade students in Mr. Ron Bilancia's quarterly Maine Studies classes worked on…"
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Life on a Tidal River - About Us
"About Us Ron Bilancia 7th Grade Social Studies Teacher William S. Cohen School 304 Garland Street Bangor, ME 04401 (207) 941-6230…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Resources
"Resources War Effort "Bangor High School students buy $2,748.65 in war stamps." Bangor Daily News Dec. 9, 1943, Print."
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Life on a Tidal River - Project Process
"Project Process 2009-2010 With three schools and two community organizations involved, choosing five exhibit topics for our Bangor Community…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor During the 1940s
"Bangor During the 1940s Like the rest of America, the effects of World War II governed much of life in Bangor during the 1940s."
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Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort
"The War Effort Research and text contributed by Emily, Alex, Kayleigh, Jessica, and Nick Rationing was a fixed allowance for provisions or…"
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Life on a Tidal River - The Flying Torah
"The Flying Torah Research and text contributed by Brennan, Sam, Malik, Hunter, Jon, Jackson, Chandler, Kaitlyn and Ronnie Harold Gordon with…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Football in Bangor
"Football in Bangor Research and text contributed by Caleb, Patrick, Cole, Riley, and Nathan Football in the '40s Although the game of football…"