Steven King House in Bangor, Maine
It is time again in Streets & Squares for a U.S. city (January, May and September ). This time a slighly smaller one, namely Bangor in Penobscot County, Maine, situated by the Penobscot River. Founded as Kendeskeag Plantation in 1791 and incorporated as a town in 1834.
Bowdoin Street - James Bowdoin II (1726-1790) was a politician and American Revolutionary leader, shaper of the public opinion in the colonies. Born in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America - Streetview -
Joshua Chamberlain Bridge - Joshua Chamberlain (1828-1914) was a college professor and Union officer, best known for his gallantry at the Battle of Gettysburg. Born in Brewer, Maine. The bridge runs across the Penobscot River between Bangor and Brewer, and was opened on November 11, 1954. - Streetview -
A to Z FROM BANGOR
i.e. a list of people born in Bangor. Just another fun way to know something more about the city. We pick a couple of people for each alphabet, if possible. The numbers you see at the end of each line indicate the year of birth. This list is updated from time to time. And last but not least: the logo of Bangor!
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B – Laura Curtis Bullard* (b Curtis) writer/women’s rights activist (1831) - Melville Sewell Bagley* businessman/originator of the Argentine national liqueur Hesperidina (1838) - Mabel Fuller Blodgett* novelist/writer of children’s books (1869) - Brian Butterfield* baseball player/coach/manager (1958)
C – Frederick H. Costello* writer of adventure novels (1851) - Adam Craig* mountain biker (1981)
D – Henry Payson Dowst* novelist/ short-story writer (1876) - William Hammatt Davis* civil servant (1879) - Jon DiSalvatore* hockey player (1981)
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F – Mary Freeman* swimmer/coach (1933)
G – Clarine Coffin Grenfell* teacher/ poet/writer (1910) - Katya Alpert Gilden* novelist (1914)
H – Blanche Willis Howard* writer (1847) - Al Harris* Am. football player/coach (1956)
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K – Edward Austin Kent* architect/went down with the RMS Titanic (1854) - Matt Kinney* baseball player (1976) - Emily Kagan* mixed martial artist (1981)
L – Walter Franklin Lansil* painter (1846) - Jack Leggett* baseball coach (1954)
M – Helen Maud Merrill* litterateur/poet (1865) - Bobby Messenger* baseball player (1884) - Kevin Mahaney* sailor (OS)/commercial real estate developer (1962) - Matthew Mulligan* Am. football player/coach (1985)
N – Robert Newbegin II* diplomat (1905) - Chester E. Norris* diplomat (1927)
O – Pat O’Connell* baseball player (1861)
P – Waldo Peirce* painter/longtime friend of Ernest Hemingway (1884) - Chuck Peddle* electrical computer engineer (1937) - Hayford Peirce* writer of science and spy fiction (1942)
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S – Eugene T. Sawyer* newspaper editor/author of dime novels (Nick Carter) (1846) - Helena Wood Smith* painter (1865) - Tim Sullivan* science fiction novelist/actor/film director (1948)
T – Gerald Talbot* civil rights leader/author/politician (1931) - Jeff Turner* basketball player/broadcasting announcer (1962)
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V – Frederic Porter Vinton* portrait painter (1846)
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LINKS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Bangor,_Maine
https://maineanencyclopedia.com/
Updated 21.5.2023