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Memorial to the Second Maine Regiment of volunteers in the Civil War
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The purpose of the publication of this booklet by Mount Hope Cemetery Corporation is to make more widely available the story of the heroic Second Maine Regiment of Volunteers in the Civil War.
The memorial structures erected on the cemetery grounds will serve to perpetuate the name and record of the Regiment among those who have occasion to visit the premises.
It is hoped that this booklet combining the history of the Regiment with pictures of the memorial will reach a larger audience and thus carry out the intent of the donor Luther H. Peirce, to honor in the highest degree the comrades with whom he shared the fortunes of war.
The following account of THE SECOND MAINE REGIMENT is quoted from Maine in the War for the Union: A History of the Part Borne by Maine Troops in the Suppression of the American Rebellion by William E. S. Whitman and Charles H. True, Lewiston, Maine, 1865, Nelson Dingley, Jr., & Co., Publisher. The text is the complete chapter 3 of that book.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1345/thumbnail.jp
Welcome to the Bangor Daily News
Get PDFThis newspaper has occupied four homes in its history, beginning at the Whig and Courier plant -- presently the site of the Eastern Trust and Banking Company building on State Street. After combining with the Bangor Daily News the newspaper moved to 150 Exchange Street, then to 170 Exchange Street. In August of 1955 the Bangor Daily News moved to its present location at 491 Main Street.
Pamphlet does not have a publication date. Last date mentioned in the text is 1967. We estimate date as 1968 to 1970.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1350/thumbnail.jp
The Symphony Women Present the Savoyards in Finian\u27s Rainbow: Peakes Auditorium -- May 9, 10, 11, 1968
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Bangor & Urban Renewal: A Report 1958-1968
Get PDFThis report presents a condensed summary of activities in the Urban Renewal program in Bangor from the time of its inception in 1958 to the present day -- a span of ten years.
Bangor\u27s program has been ambitious in scale; in attempting to renew the major portion of the central business district through the Kenduskeag Stream Project and in providing a new 130-acre subdivision development in the Stillwater Park Project area. Both projects have required a great amount of detailed planning and several innovative approaches have been developed to deal with the many unique aspects of these projects.
Progress has been steadily maintained in both projects. The Stillwater Park Project is, for all intents and purposes, complete with the exception of land disposition. The demand for residential building lots has been slow since the first offering of land was made in 1966. However, the market picked up substantially during the current year and it is hoped that sufficient development will take place in 1969 to enable the Authority to make application for a major completion Grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1198/thumbnail.jp
The Oracle, 1968
Get PDFBangor High is a school to be proud of, with excellent facilities and a faculty truly dedicated to its profession. The students and faculty have reached far beyond their grasp to achieve an understanding. which is beneficial to all. Accreditation, which the school has held since 1931, is solid proof that Bangor High displays excellence in all fields. The students are offered proper guidance and the advantage of studies in many diverse areas. New courses are added each year to meet student demand.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/bhs_yearbooks/1061/thumbnail.jp
Portland-Lewiston Interurban: Maine\u27s Fast Electric Railroad
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This is the story of the Portland-Lewiston Interurban -- The Finest Electric Railroad in All New England -- which connected Maine\u27s largest city and major seaport, Portland, with the Twin Cities of Lewiston and Auburn and served the intermediate communities of West Falmouth, West Cumberland, Gray and New Gloucester from 1914 to 1933.
Owned by the Androscoggin Electric Company, which became a unit of the Central Maine Power system in 1920, the Interurban operated almost entirely over private right of way from the Deering section of Portland to the outskirts of Auburn and provided the best in passenger and freight transportation for almost two decades. Its 30-mile single track line was of substantial construction - as well built as many steam railroads - and its rolling stock was produced by some of the nation\u27s leading car builders. Modern methods of power generation and distribution were employed; operations were conducted in a careful and efficient manner, and the road was properly maintained almost to the end.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/railroad_pubs/1036/thumbnail.jp
The Oracle, 1967
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1967 marks the 75th anniversary of the Oracle. The first issue was published in 1892, and ever since that time students have read and enjoyed the Oracle. Times have changed, but two factors have remained constant -- Bangor High School and the Oracle.
When the Oracle was first published, the high school was in Abbott Square across from the present Bangor Public Library. The yearbook was then a magazine which came out monthly and had a June issue devoted to the Senior class. It was more literary than social, and it cost forty cents for one year\u27s subscription. The last edition of the 1892-1893 Oracle announced a graduating class of forty-two students.
As the student body of the high school grew, the Oracle played an increasingly important role. This publication served as a link between teachers and students, for it was something that everyone had in common. Then came the fire of 1911, and the high school in Abbott Square burned. Spirits were dampened, but only temporarily.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/bhs_yearbooks/1055/thumbnail.jp
Bangor Daily News Inside Story
Get PDFBangor\u27s first newspaper, the Bangor Weekly Register, was established in 1815 and from this emerged the Bangor Daily Whig, in 1834. There was nothing in the docile and precise beginning of that publication, on July 1 of that year, to indicate that some day it would become the largest daily newspaper in Maine. The Whig claimed a daily circulation of 2,000 in 1834, while Bangor\u27s population was estimated at about 4,500. Today, the Bangor Daily News average daily circulation is 78,428 and the City of Bangor population is estimated at over 40,000. The story of how a newspaper outdistanced its local population is a fascinating one.
Publication date not listed on booklet. Last date referenced inside is 1966. We estimate publication to be between 1967 to 1970.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1351/thumbnail.jp