Keywords: Union Railroad Station (Bangor, Me.)Union Railroad Station (Bangor, Me.)
Item 14054
Bangor Police Officer, Union Railroad Station, 1942
Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1942 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print
Item 17999
Union Station, Bangor, ca. 1955
Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1955 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine
As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.
Exhibit
Field & Homefront: Bethel during the Civil War
Like many towns, Bethel responded to the Civil War by sending many soldiers and those at the homefront sent aid and supported families. The town grew during the war, but suffered after its end.
Site Page
Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2
"Maine Central Union Station, Bangor, ca. 1910Bangor Public Library M.C.R.R. Freight Yards, Bangor, ca."
Site Page
Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War
"Bangor Soldiers and Prisoner of War Camps Bangor residents in other Maine Company's like Pvt. Alden Ellis, Lieutenant George Anson and George Varney…"
