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Bangor is a city in Penobscot County, Maine. It covers 34.7 sq mi (90 sq km) and has a population of 35,000 people (2011 estimate). It is the third most populous city in the state. Bangor is located on the Penobscot |River, about 30 miles from Penobscot Bay.
Guide to Bangor Hotels
Here's a list of hotels in Bangor that you can book online, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price.
Maine State House, Augusta
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More on Bangor
The earliest European to sight the Bangor area was probably Portuguese explorer Esteban Gómez in 1524. However the area was only settled in the mid 18th century, beginning with French missionaries. It was later transferred to British-American control, and the town itself was established in 1759.The settlement was originally called Condeskeag. In 1791, the people of the Condeskeag settlement wanted to have it incorporated as a town, so they sent their representative, Rev. Seth Nobel to Boston with the petition to have it named Sunbury. Instead, Rev. Noble registered the town as Bangor, after the hymn by William Tansur, which was his favorite song.
Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor
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Bangor developed from its position as a lumber port, even calling itself the lumber capital of the world. During the 19th century there were many sawmills in the town as well as in the surrounding area. It also had a busy shipbuilding industry, particularly during the California Gold Rush.
Due to influence from the Bangor Theological Seminary, Bangor became a center for anti-slavery politics in the run-up to the American Civil War. However, while Maine became the first state to prohibit the sale of alcohol, Bangor managed to flout it, with a look-the-other-way attitude of the local law enforcers.
Lower Main Street, Bangor
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Today Bangor is a small American town. Its downtown underwant urban renewal in the 1990s, after wanton demolition of earlier buildings now considered a planning mistake.
Visiting Bangor
Bangor International Airport receives flights from major cities including Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Minneapolis St Paul, New York City, Orlando, Philadelphia and Washington DC.Places of Interest in Bangor
- Bangor Public Library
With a history going back to 1830, this prominent public library has some 500,000 volumes and regularly records one of the highest circulation rates in the United States. - Bangor Symphony Orchestra
Founded in 1896, this is the oldest continually operating symphony orchestra in the country. - Maine Discovery Museum
A children's museum established in 2001. - University of Maine Museum of Art
Art museum with a collection of some 6500 pieces of art by American painters.
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