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• 1791 - Bangor, Maine founded
  
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• History of Bangor, Maine
  
• 1812 - Bangor fire
  During the War of 1812, the British forged up the Penobscot River, shelled the community, and ignited a disastrous fire virtually destroying it.
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• In 1834, the 264-acre Mount Hope Cemetery was established in Bangor
  
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• 1839 - Bangor
  Bangor, Maine
  This is the chief town of Penobscot county. It lies in N. lat. 44° 47' 50"., W. long. 68° 47'. It lies 66 miles E.N.E. from Augusta,... Read MORE...
  
  
• 1854 - Bangor
  Bangor, a city, port of entry, and seat of justice of Penobscot county, Maine, on the right bank of Penobscot river, about 60 miles from its mouth.... Read MORE...
  
  
• 1859
  BANGOR, a town of Maine, U. S., the cap. of Penobscot co., on the W side of the Penobscot river, 60 m. from the ocean; in N lat. 44 48, W long. 68... Read MORE...
  
  
•   1869 - Advertised her husband
  Anna Wall has advertised her husband, at Bangor, Me, saying he had left her bed and board, and she refuses to pay his debts. St Joseph Herald
  Saint Joseph, Michigan
  June 19, 1869
  
•   1871 - Too Much Snow
  Bangor, Me., has had eleven snow storms this season before Christmas. St Joseph Herald
  Saint Joseph, Michigan
  January 7, 1871
  
•   1871 - Snapped Like Threads
  The Bangor (Me.) Whig reports that, owing to the intense cold, the wires of the Western Union Telegraph line, between that city and Lewiston, were... Read MORE...
  
  
•   1871 - RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
  Bangor, Maine, August 9. - As a passenger train on the Maine Central Railway was entering the city tonight, the bridge over the Hampden Road gave... Read MORE...
  
  
•   1872 - 90 Years in the Penobscot
  A cannon recovered from the bed of the Penobscot, after being submerged for ninety years, was used to fire a salute at Bangor on Washington's... Read MORE...
  
  
• 1886 - Bangor
  Bangor is situated in the southern part of Penobscot County, on the Penobscot River, about 60 miles from the sea and 30 from the head of the hay, and ... Read MORE...
  
  
•   1889 - FOREST FIRES IN MAINE.
  County Roads Impossible on Account of the Heat - Blazes Elsewhere.
  
  Bangor, Me., Sept. 13. - It has now been more than a month since a single drop... Read MORE...
  
  
•   1890 - A HEAVY EXPLOSION. An Acre of Ground Covered by Debris from a Charcoal Pit.
  There was a big blow out at the charcoal pit of Mr. Fred Cort, at Glenburn, Tuesday, and the air was full of debris for a short time. At the time of... Read MORE...
  
  
•   1894 - HOTEL GUESTS INJURED IN A FIRE. PEOPLE IN THE MERCHANTS' HOTEL IN BANGOR JUMPED FROM WINDOWS.
  Bangor, Me., April 18. - Fire started in the Merchants' Hotel at 1:30 o'clock this morning. The flames went up through the four stories to the roof... Read MORE...
  
  
• 1895 - Bangor
  Bangor, a city and port of entry, the capital of Penobscot co., Me., is pleasantly situated on the right bank of the Penobscot River, at the mouth of ... Read MORE...
  
  
•   1896 - FIRE IN A BANGOR BLOCK.
  A fire, apparently of incendiary origin, broke out in the brick block owned by J. P. Bass at the foot of Main street in Bangor, Me., Saturday... Read MORE...
  
  
•   1911 - BANGOR, ME., IS IN FLAMES. Greater Part of City Burned and Fire Still Raging. LOSS NEARLY $10,000,000
  Two Persons Have Been Killed, Twenty Injured and Thousands Are Homeless - Mayor Proclaims Martial Law and Calls Out Troops.
  
  Bangor, Me, May 1 -... Read MORE...
  
  
• 1916
  Bangor, a city and port of entry, the capital of Penob scot co., Me., is pleasantly situated on the right bank of the Penobscot River, at the mouth... Read MORE...
  
  
• 1953 - January 25 - WABI TV channel 5 in Bangor, ME (CBS) begins broadcasting
  
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• Operation Alert 1955 - Bangor
  On June 15, 1955, the city of Bangor briefly became a ghost town as it participated in a national civil defense exercise in which about fifty cities... Read MORE...