Keywords: Penobscot River Bangor
Item 99450
Penobscot River lumber raft at Bangor, ca. 1905
Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: circa 1905 Location: Bangor Media: Postcard
Item 99449
Lumber schooners on the Penobscot River at Bangor, ca. 1905
Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: circa 1905 Location: Bangor Media: Postcard
Exhibit
One Hundred Years of Caring -- EMMC
In 1892 five physicians -- William H. Simmons, William C. Mason, Walter H. Hunt, Everett T. Nealey, and William E. Baxter -- realized the need for a hospital in the city of Bangor had become urgent and they set about providing one.
Exhibit
The paper mill on the Penobscot River in South Brewer, which became known as Eastern Fine Paper Co., began as a sawmill in 1884 and grew over the years as an important part of the economy of the region and a large presence in the landscape. Its closing in 2005 affected more than the men and women who lost their jobs.
Site Page
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…"
Site Page
Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976
"More than once, the citizens of Bangor found their waterfront businesses destroyed by the force of the river."
Story
Picture This: Life on Hancock St, Bangor Maine
by anonymous
A conversation with Jay Millet, who grew up on Hancock St in Bangor Maine during the depression.
Story
Norcross Deer Hunting
by Albert Fowler
How hunting has impacted my life
