The city of Bangor; the industries, resources, attractions and business life of Bangor and its environs.. (1899) (14760863374)

Identifier: cityofbangorindu00blan (find matches)
Title: The city of Bangor; the industries, resources, attractions and business life of Bangor and its environs..
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Blanding, Edward Mitchell, 1856- , comp
Subjects: Boards of trade -- Maine Bangor Bangor (Me.) -- Description and travel
Publisher: Bangor, Me. Press of the Industrial journal
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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RIVERWARD FROM THE UNIVERSALIST CHURCH. ward. One of the cannon of these ships was raised from the riversbottom in 1876, and is now to be seen in front of the Bangor post-ofiiceand custom house building. jSlany of the settlers left the Penobscot after the disaster to thePenobscot expedition, and of those few who remained many, with thepromise of safety and security from the British, took the oath of allegi-ance to the crown. )?ut it should be said that only those in direst cir-cumstances and who were hampered by poverty or large and needyfamilies remained in the region to take the oath of allegiance, and con-
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BAXGOR AND VICINITY ILLUSTRATED 15 quered aoainst their will, they were of the American opinion still, andremained so till the close of hostilities two years later. AVith the advent of peace between England and the United States,came a revival of the settlement at Kenduskeag. Many who had leftthe region because of British persecution returned. But this revivaland growth was slow, and the records of it very meagre. In 1786 thegeneral Government sent General Lincoln, General Putnam and Dr.Thomas Rice to Condeskeag to purchase the title of Indians to the landson the Penobscot river. The chiefs witli wiiom thev gravelv treated