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Old Times in Saco
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The history of Saco practically begins with the discovery of the Saco River in 1603. Some few adventurers had cruised along the coast of New England previous to that year, and since it is probable that fishermen visited the inlets of southwestern Maine before those waters were generally known to explorers, it is not unreasonable to suppose that white men set foot upon the shores of Saco Bay prior to the beginning of the XVIIth century. There is, however, no satisfactory evidence in support of such a conjecture and history must be said to begin with the date above given.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1017/thumbnail.jp
9th Annual Report of the Temporary Home for Women and Children of Maine
Get PDFOn this ninth annual meeting of the Temporary Home for Women and Children, we, the Board of Managers welcome the friends and patrons of the Institution to an enlarged and greatly improved house. During the year just closed, steam-heating apparatus has been put in at a cost of six hundred dollars; and here we wish to publicly acknowledge the gift of one hundred dollars from Mrs. G. S. C. Dow of Bangor, generously and promptly Bent in response to the appeal in our last report in which this new need was presented.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1013/thumbnail.jp
Catalogue of the First Universalist Sunday School Library of Bangor, Maine
Get PDFThe object of this Library is the cultivation of the mind and heart, in purity, truth and love. Let him, therefore, who handles these books do it reverently, for they contain the song and story, the wit and wisdom, of many generations of men. May the thoughts with which they are filled be as wings to lift our spirits up into better thoughts and deeds, and a truer love.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1179/thumbnail.jp
Bangor: Its Points of Interest and Its Representative business men; including an historical sketch of Brewer
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It is less than 130 years since the first permanent settlement bv white men was made upon the banks of the Penobscot, or long after towns had heen established in other parts of the present State of Maine, very few of which possesed natural advantages comparable with those offered along the valley of Maine\u27s noblest river, but these advantages. although appreciated to some extent by the English colonists in this region, were neutralized so far as they were concerned by the fact that the French held absolute and almost undisputed sway over the Penobscot country and would have quickly destroyed any English settlement in that section.
The seventeenth century had barely opened when the French made their first appearance on the Penobscot, for they arrived as early as 1603, and subsequently made frequent visits, mainly for the purpose of establishing and extending trade relations with the Indians, with whom they were on the most amicable terms. The Penobscot Indians belonged to the famous Tarratine tribe, and as regards intelligence, knowledge, honor, skill and industry were far above the average and had reached a degree of civilization paralleled by but very few other Indian tribes in the country. Hence they fully appreciated the advantages to he gained by trading with the French, and not only allowed them to traverse the country unmolested, but welcomed their coming and honorably fulfilled all trade and other agreements made with them.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1203/thumbnail.jp
1891 Bangor and Brewer City Directory
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Official Local Postal Guide, February 1891, Augusta, Maine, Post Office
Get PDFThis document features many historically appealing features. Among them are The History of Postal Affairs in Augusta by Walter D. Stinson, advertisements for business of Augusta, a listing of Augusta business which served as U.S. postage stamp agencies, and a listing of street locations for collections of the U.S. Post Office of the era.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1118/thumbnail.jp
St. Mary\u27s Church, Davenport Park, Cedar Street, Bangor, Maine, circa 1890-1900
No full textSt. Mary\u27s Church on Cedar Street, Bangor, Maine, estimated between 1890 to 1900. Davenport Park is in the foreground.
St. Mary\u27s Church resided at this location on Cedar Street in Bangor from 1872 to 1978. In 1978, the church was destroyed by an arsonist.
Location would be directly behind Bangor Area Homeless Shelter at the corner of Main and Cedar Street.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/spc_bangor_images/1173/thumbnail.jp
Timeline of Bangor Hydro Electric Company Activities from 1887 to 1890
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May 10, 1887: The Electric Light Company are stringing a wire to the residence of Dr. Nealley on Harlow Street. It will be used to run the first electric motor installed in this City.
March 11, 1889: The Bangor Electric Light & Power Company now talk quite seriously of removing their entire plant to Veazie early this Spring, and there to run by water power in the future.
All content originally appeared in the Bangor Daily Commercial. Compiler of this timeline is not identified. Item was found in the collected papers of Edward M. Graham, former President of Bangor Hydro Electric Company. Edward\u27s father, John, also served as president of the company.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/bangorhydro_news/1054/thumbnail.jp
300 Block Hammond Street, Bangor Maine circa 1890-1903
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Looking down Hammond St from the corner of Fifth Street circa (not visible; photograph appears to have been cut) one sees the front of the two hitching posts in front of the residence of Drs. William C. Mason and William Fellows. The Sanborn house is the white one and next is the Lowder. Photograph taken by Frank H.C. Reynolds, Bangor.
William C. Mason was a physician of lived at 316 Hammond Street (the house on the far right). The home at 316 Hammond in Bangor in 2019 appears to be the same, but renovated, home.
His neighbor, Dr. William Edwin Fellows, lived at 314 Hammond Street. Dr. Fellows\u27s address in the 1903 Bangor City Directory was on Union Street, but we estimate this photograph still could have been as late as 1903. It is plausible the home at this address is the same in 2019.
The Sanborn house belonged to Richard S. Sanborn at 311 Hammond Street. Next is the Lowder Hotel at 303 Hammond Street. The Lowder building also appears to still be standing in Bangor circa 2019.
The photographer, Frank H.C. Reynolds, is listed as living at 320 Hammond Street during this time period. It seems as though, in fact, Mr. Reynolds took this photograph from his residence.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/spc_bangor_images/1192/thumbnail.jp
1890 Bangor and Brewer City Directory
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