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  • 1980s
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  • Northeast Harbor Library
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Bangor Daily News, Bangor's Sesquicentennial
Northeast Harbor Library
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  • Events
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  • Places, Town
  • Cheryl Olson & Joan H. Smith (editors)
  • 6/28/1984
  • Maine
Description:
This newspaper copy covers 150 years since the city's incorporation in 1834. Bangor began in 1769 when the first white settler, Jacob Buswell made his home there. It is divided in 8 sections: A: 1834-1841 Out of the woods (Item 7413) B: 1842-1872 Boom town (Item 7414) C: 1873-1895 Turning the tide (Item 7415) D: 1896-1911 A new century (Item 7416) E: 1912-1931 Out of the ashes (Item 7417) F: 1932-1945 The lean years (Item 7418) G:1946-1968 Prosperous peace (Item 7419) H: 1969-1984 Building on past (Item 7420) [show more]