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The first settlers of what would become Bangor, Maine, established a community initially known as Kenduskeag Plantation, and since that time, generations of residents have relied on the Penobscot River for food, water, recreation, industry and transportation it has provided a route to the ocean and to the world. The people of Bangor created a community that has remained dedicated not only to economic growth but also to providing for the needs of the impoverished. A leading port city and the "lumber capital of the world" during the nineteenth century, Bangor also claims America's second oldest garden cemetery, an unrivaled public library, the nation's oldest community orchestra and one of its oldest community bands. Citizens of Bangor have served in the Civil War and all subsequent American military engagements. They have overcome fires and floods that decimated the city and epidemics that devastated the population. They have known colorful and notorious characters, such as local brothe

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• Pełny tytuł: City on the Penobscot: A Comprehensive History of Bangor, Maine
• Autor: Trudy Irene Scee
• Język: Angielski
• Oprawa: Twarda
• Liczba stron: 573
• EAN: 9781596291911
• ISBN: 1596291915
• ID: 12343031
• Wydawca: HISTORY PR INC
• Waga: 1039 g
• Wymiary: 229 × 157 × 41 mm
• Data wydania: December 2010

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