Maine · ME
Bangor
The old lumber capital, where the Penobscot's tide ends.
- Population
- 31,753 (2020 census)
- Incorporated
- 1791
- Sawmills in 1860
- 150
Then
- 1769
Jacob Buswell settles Kenduskeag Plantation.
- 1791
The town incorporates as Bangor, named for a Welsh hymn tune.
- 1860
With 150 sawmills, Bangor is the world's largest lumber port.
- 1911
A fire burns 55 acres of downtown, including 285 homes.
- 1959
A 31-foot Paul Bunyan statue goes up.
Now
Bangor sits at the head of navigation on the Penobscot, where the rapids meet the tide. Stephen King lives in an 1856 Italianate mansion here. Bucksport, Winterport and Sandy Point share this stretch of river.
6 tide stations around Bangor
- Bangor1.2 mi
- Winterport11.9 mi
- Bucksport16.0 mi
- Gross Point, Eastern Channel18.3 mi
- Sandy Point20.6 mi
- Fort Point, Penobscot River22.9 mi