Hidden History of Bangor: From Lumbering Days to the Progressive Era
- ISBN-10
- 1625840888
- ISBN-13
- 9781625840882
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 160
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-06-25
- Publisher
- Arcadia Publishing
- Author
- Wayne E. Reilly
Description
When celebrity aviator Harry Atwood made the first aeroplane flight over Bangor in 1912, observers were astonished. It was a sign that the city had recovered from the great fire of 1911 that had destroyed its downtown the year before. While some events are well known, many stories from turn-of-the-century Bangor have been lost to time. In this collection, local author Wayne E. Reilly brings some of the most exciting and intriguing hidden Bangor tales to light--from a gas explosion that left a thirty-foot crater in the middle of downtown to the escape of a mayor's pet pig. Join Reilly as he reveals the hidden stories from Queen City history.
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