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Ella Boyce Kirk ( c. 1861 –1930), became Superintendent of Schools in Pittsburgh, one of the first women to hold that office in an American city. Edith Lesley, founder of Lesley University in Massachusetts; grew up in Bangor. Sarah Parcak, Bangor-born Egyptologist; of the University of Alabama uses satellite imaging.
0561558. Website. BangorMaine.gov. Bangor ( / ˈbæŋɡɔːr / BANG-gor) is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The city proper has a population of 31,753, [3] making it the state's third-most populous city, behind Portland (68,408) and Lewiston (37,121). Bangor is known as the “Queen City.”.
The following people were either born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Bangor, Maine. Subcategories This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.
John Baldacci (born 1955), politician, Governor of Maine (2003–2011), Congressman (1995–2003); born in Bangor, lives in Portland. Christopher Daniel Barnes (born 1972), actor, voice actor, The Little Mermaid film, Spider-Man television series; born in Portland. Trevor Bates (born 1993), NFL player; born in Portland.
In the 19th century, Bangor was one of New England’s largest cities, attracting people because of the many opportunities to work in and to support the lumber industry. Bangor was known to have a small Jewish community as early as 1849 when thirteen German Jews came together to buy land for a burial ground.
People from Bangor, Maine (8 C, 90 P) S. Sports in Bangor, ... Pages in category "Bangor, Maine" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Website. www .aroostook .me .us. Aroostook County ( / əˈruːstək / ə-ROO-stək; French: Comté d'Aroostook) is a county in the U.S. state of Maine along the Canada–United States border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,105. [3] The county seat is Houlton, [4] with offices in Caribou and Fort Kent.
Mount Hope Cemetery in Bangor, Maine, is the second oldest garden cemetery in the United States. It was designed by architect Charles G. Bryant in 1834 and built by the Bangor Horticultural Society soon after, [2] : 15 the same year that Bangor was incorporated as a city. The cemetery was modeled after Mount Auburn Cemetery (1831) in Boston ...