Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… just as today, when the basketball team went to Bangor, Ellsworth or anywhere else to play, the fans from the Island towns cheered as MDI."

Lincoln, Maine - W.A. Brown: Jack of all trades

""Will Brown in 50th Year in Business on Main Street." Bangor Daily News (Bangor, Maine) 1954, Lincoln Historical Society ed.: 285-86."

Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

"The Lincoln News was printed in Bangor, then shipped to Lincoln. Some of the stories took place in Mattanawcook."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… and was the son of Simeon Crosby who moved to Bangor around 1771. Their first ancestor was Simon Crosby who came with his wife, Ann, on the Susan…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"Taylor, a supervisor from the Bangor office, was sent to Lincoln to help instruct people on how to operate the new switchboard."

Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store

"Then they didn’t always need to go to Bangor or to WalMart to shop for clothes. Also, Carney’s store had a variety of clothing and shoes, even…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Bob Marley

"(a.k.a. Bob Marley) was born in Bangor Maine, April 4th, 1967. He was the son of Robert Cochrane Marley Sr. and Marcia Marley."

Hudson Museum

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Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"… PM Hurricane Edna strikes Maine 44 miles from Bangor and is moving North North East at 48 MPH with 75 MPH winds."

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"… shoes, and ship chandlery were the best east of Bangor. Lubec stores seemed primitive by comparison."

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"… by James Rider X After they were married in Bangor in September 1859, the couple traveled by canoe to Lincoln."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 2 of 2

"A few years later, she took a position at the Bangor Public Library. Due to ill health, Mary returned to Lincoln and pursued her devotion to local…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… Thelma and her husband moved to her hometown, Bangor, and opened a convalescent hospital there. She operated that until her death at the age of 55…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… parade formed, led by a band of 42 pieces from Bangor with the well known leader Adelbert Wells Sprague."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… down the Neck minus their headlights, the drivers would secure their cargo, and slip away towards Bangor and Mount Desert Island. Next Page"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… building of the military road between Houlton and Bangor—this same road connected to Presque Isle in 1839."

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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