Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"And each time the city rebuilt its waterfront, it created a new look for Bangor. Flood, Bangor, 1902 Looking down Broad st."

Architecture & Landscape database - Maine Architectural Renderings

"The impressive 1909 watercolor for the Portland City Hall was produced by the principal architects, Carrere and Hastings of New York for a project in…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"Sparrow. The view up Middle Street ends with City Hall in Market Square, now the site of the statue in Monument Square."

John Martin: Expert Observer - James Dunning, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… The quote is from a speech he gave at Bangor City Hall September 16, 1866. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"… Hill Standpipe, which supplied the water for the city of Bangor, were extinguished, and the tower itself was camouflaged with drab olive paint."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 2 of 2

"… Maine, is one of the major medical centers in the city. This hospital, which rises adjacent to the street of Broadway, has a history that spans…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"… the agreement that it would be taken-over by the city to become a semi-public park. This eventually occurred, and the park was re-named Bass Park."

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"… served on the Bangor School Committee, the Bangor City Council, and as mayor 1971 - 72. He was elected in 1972 and served through 1978 to the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Site Resources

"Reilly, Wayne E. Remembering Bangor: the Queen City before the great fire. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2009. Print."

McArthur Public Library

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - ABOUT US

"… 1863; it was a city department and located in the City Building. In 1894, the Mayor recommended that a private association assume the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"It was the largest city in York County, and one of the largest cities in Maine. In the streets people spoke mostly English and French, but you could…"

Biddeford Historical Society

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Life on a Tidal River - Resources

"Print. Shaw, Dick. "Bangor Standpipe, city's distinguished landmark was built to last." Bangor Daily News June 20, 1974, Print. Whitman, Sylvia."

South Portland Historical Society

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Westbrook Historical Society

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Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 2 of 2

"and The Civic Improvement Committee. Bangor City Plan: The Burned District. Bangor, ME: May 22, 1911. Bangor Museum and Center for History. Print."

Early Maine Photography - Portland Photographers

"1855Maine Historical Society As Maine’s largest city, Portland became a center for photographers between 1840 and 1860."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 7, pages 114-134

"… about the "demoralisation of our once peacable city," largely blaming the Irish for the decline. People and topics mentioned include: Rinaldo B."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 452-534

"… politics, including his failed bid to become city clerk. Martin noted that "the evil one" followed him as he constantly felt cheated by employers…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 278-361

"… business recovery in Bangor, known as the Queen City of the East, and his marriage to Clara Cary. Some of the people, events, and places included…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ada Martin gymnastic costume, Bangor, 1864

"… of the most novel sights ever exhibited in this city" -- a gymnastics demonstration. John Martin (1823-1904), an accountant and shopkeeper, drew…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"… Lumber Capital of the World View of the City of Bangor, 1837Bangor Historical Society Lumber along waterfront, Bangor, ca."

Life on a Tidal River - Project Process

"… 1911 Fire and the rapid reconstruction of the city in the two years following, fit very well with discussions of the Progressive Era in United…"