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Encyclopedia > Bangor, Maine
Bangor, Maine
Nickname: The Queen City of the East, Queen City
Location in Penobscot County, Maine
Coordinates: 44°48′39″N 68°46′59″W / 44.81083, -68.78306
Counties Penobscot County
Government
 - Mayor Richard D. Greene (ends 2008)
Area
 - City 90.0 km²  (34.7 sq mi)
 - Land 89.2 km² (34.4 sq mi)
 - Water 0.8 km² (0.3 sq mi)
Population (2000)
 - City 31,473 (city proper)
 - Density 352.7/km² (913.5/sq mi)
Time zone Eastern (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) Eastern (UTC-4)
Website: bangormaine.gov

Bangor is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, MaineGR6, United States. It is the major commercial center for eastern and northern Maine. For U.S. Census statistical purposes, it is the core urban city of the 'Bangor, Maine New England City and Town Area (NECTA) ', and the principal city of the 'Bangor, Maine New England County Metropolitan Area ' which encompasses all of Bangor, Maine, all of Penobscot County and part of Waldo County, Maine. As of 2006, Bangor is the third-largest city in Maine, as it has been for more than a century. The population was 31,473 at the 2000 census. // Bangor is a place-name found in a number of countries Bangor, New South Wales Bangor, South Australia Bangor, Tasmania Bangor, Nova Scotia Bangor, Ontario Bangor, Prince Edward Island Bangor (city), Saskatchewan Bangor (town), Saskatchewan Bangor Lodge, Saskatchewan Bangor Road, Prince Edward Island Bangor, Morbihan, Brittany Bangor, County Down, Northern... Image File history File linksMetadata BangorSkyline. ... This article or section seems to contain too many examples (or of a poor quality) for an encyclopedia entry. ... Image File history File links Map_of_Maine_highlighting_Bangor. ... Penobscot County is a county located in the state of Maine. ... United States of America, showing states, divided into counties. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... City limits refers to the defined limits of a citys area. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... The Eastern Standard Time Zone is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting five hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Though DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... Official language(s) None (English and French de facto) Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 39th  - Total 33,414 sq mi (86,542 km²)  - Width 210 miles (338 km)  - Length 320 miles (515 km)  - % water 13. ... The U.S. Census is mandated by the United States Constitution. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Waldo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. ...

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History

In 1791, settlers from the area, which was then known as Kenduskeag Plantation,[1] decided to incorporate into a town. The Reverend Seth Noble promoted the name Sunbury, and went to Boston with the settlers' petition (at the time, Maine was part of Massachusetts). Noble's favorite song is said to have been an Irish hymn entitled Bangor, and he applied for this to be the name of the town instead. [2] The town was sacked by the British during the War of 1812.[1] It incorporated as a city in 1834.[1] 1791 (MDCCXCI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... “Boston” redirects here. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... The Antiphonary of Bangor is an ancient Latin manuscript, supposed to have been originally written at Bangor, County Down (Northern Ireland). ... Looting (which derives via the Hindi lut from Sanskrit lung, to rob), sacking, plundering, or pillaging is the indiscriminate taking of goods by force as part of a military or political victory, or during a catastrophe or riot, such as during war,[1] natural disaster,[2] or rioting. ... This article is about the U.S. – U.K. war. ...


In the 19th century, Bangor was a center of the timber and logging business and at one point late in the century was said to be the richest city per capita in the world.[citation needed] Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Sailors and loggers gave the city a different and more widespread reputation—their stomping grounds were known as the "Devil's Half Acre".[1]. (The same name was also applied, at roughly the same time, to The Devil's Half-Acre, Pennsylvania). The Devils Half-Acre is a parcel of land in the township of Upper Black Eddy in Bucks County, PA. It is a popular tourist location with people travelling along the Delaware River visiting the older towns and villages. ...


Many of the timber barons of the time lived in elaborate Victorian houses that still stand on West Broadway. It is noteworthy for its large number of substantial old churches, as well as its imposing canopy of shade trees. It was once known as "The Queen City of the East." The shorter Queen City appellation is still used by some local clubs, organizations, events and businesses. The University of Maine is located nearby in the town of Orono. Manchester Town Hall is an example of Victorian architecture found in Manchester, UK. The Carson Mansion is an example of a Victorian home in Eureka, California, USA The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles predominantly in the Victorian era. ... The University of Maine, established in 1865, is the flagship university of the University of Maine System. ... Orono is a town located in Penobscot County, Maine. ...


On April 30, 1911, embers from a hayshed near the Kenduskeag Stream ignited nearby buildings, sparking the Great Fire of 1911. The fire would destroy most of the downtown, forever changing the face of the city, but as in the case of the more famous Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the city would rise again and prosper. is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Artists rendering of the fire, by John R Chapin, originally printed in Harpers Weekly The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned from Sunday October 8 to early Tuesday October 10, 1871, killing hundreds and destroying about four square miles in Chicago, Illinois. ...


In the fall of 1934, public enemy number one Al Brady, and his infamous Brady Gang, were captured after the bloodiest shootout in Maine's history. Federal agents lined the rooftops of Bangor's Center Street, shooting and killing Al Brady after he and his gang attempted to purchase guns and ammunition from Dakin's Sporting Goods in downtown Bangor. Al Brady was killed in this confrontation. Brady is buried in the public section of Mount Hope Cemetery (the public section is maintained by the City of Bangor and not The Mount Hope Cemetery Corporation), on the north side of Mount Hope Avenue.[3] Until recently Brady's grave was unmarked. A group of schoolchildren in the 1990s erected a marker to his memory over his grave, but it eventually deteriorated[citation needed]. In 2007, a permanent stone marker was placed on Brady's grave[citation needed].


Geography

Bangor is located at 44°48′39″N, 68°46′59″W (44.810870, -68.783012)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 90.0 km² (34.7 mi²). 89.2 km² (34.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (0.86%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...


Demographics

Downtown Bangor
Downtown Bangor

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 31,473 people, 13,713 households, and 7,185 families residing in the city. The population density was 352.7/km² (913.7/mi²). There were 14,587 housing units at an average density of 163.5/km² (423.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.96% White, 1.02% African American, 0.98% Native American, 1.16% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population. Image File history File linksMetadata BangorMobius. ... Image File history File linksMetadata BangorMobius. ... Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...


There were 13,713 households out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.0% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.6% were non-families. 37.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.81. Marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate and sexual, and often created as a contract, or through civil process. ...

Main Street
Main Street

In the city the population was spread out with 21.3% under the age of 18, 12.4% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males. Image File history File linksMetadata Downtownbangor. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Downtownbangor. ...


The median income for a household in the city was $29,740, and the median income for a family was $42,047. Males had a median income of $32,314 versus $23,759 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,295. About 11.9% of families and 16.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.9% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...


Culture

Bangor Public Library
Bangor Public Library
Peirce Memorial & City Hall.
Peirce Memorial & City Hall.

The Bangor Public Library, founded in 1883 with its very beginnings tracing back to 1830 and seven books in a simple footlocker, now has a collection of over 500,000 volumes. The Maine Discovery Museum is a major children's museum founded in 2001 and located in the downtown area. Between the Bangor Public Library building on its northwest, and the old US Post Office building to its southeast (which has now become City Hall), is the Luther H. Peirce Memorial, a large statue commemorating River Drivers created by the noted sculptor Charles Eugene Tefft in 1925. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 813 KB) Photography by: Blaine Puckett File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bangor, Maine Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 813 KB) Photography by: Blaine Puckett File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bangor, Maine Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... Image File history File links BangorME_PostOffice. ... Image File history File links BangorME_PostOffice. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Bangor Opera House.
The Bangor Opera House.

There are several performing arts venues and groups in the Bangor area. The Bangor Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1896, is the oldest continually operating symphony orchestra in the United States. The Bangor Band, founded in 1859 and performing continually since then, gives free weekly concerts in the city's parks during the summer, and counts among its past conductors noted march composer Robert B. Hall. The Penobscot Theatre Company is a professional theater company based in the historic Bangor Opera House. The Maine Center for the Arts, located at the nearby University of Maine, hosts a wide variety of touring performing artists and events. Image File history File linksMetadata BangorOperaHouse. ... Image File history File linksMetadata BangorOperaHouse. ... For the song titled Orchestra, see The Servant (band). ... One of Americas preeminent march composers, Robert Browne Hall was born in Maine in 1858 and seldom left his native state during his short life, though his music travelled around the world. ... The Penobscot Theatre Company is a professional company based in Bangor, Maine. ... For other usages see Theatre (disambiguation) Theater (American English) or Theatre (British English and widespread usage among theatre professionals in the US) is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle &#8212... Maine Center for the Arts. ... The performing arts are those forms of art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artists own body, face and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some...


Beginning 19 January 2007 the city has banned smoking in automobiles if children under 18 are present. Offenders can be fined $50 under the ordinance. According to the New York Times, Bangor is "believed to be the first city to outlaw smoking in cars with children." [4] The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ...


Bangor also boasts the country's second oldest garden cemetery, the Mt. Hope Cemetery. Castle Ashby Graveyard Northamptonshire A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. ...


In 2007 the city had a new police station constructed. The Bangor Police Department boasts a police museum with many items in the collection. Some items date back to the 1700's.


Also in 2007, construction began on a $131 million racino complex that will house, among other things, a gaming floor featuring up to 1,500 slot machines, a seven-story hotel, and a four-level parking garage. The new racino is slated to open in the summer of 2008. Maine is one of only a few states where racinos are legal, and the one in Bangor is expected to change the city's tourism a great deal. A racino is a combined race track and casino. ...


Events

The Bangor State Fair, held starting the last Friday of each July, for more than 150 years, is one of the country's oldest fairs, featuring agricultural exhibits, carnival attractions, and live performances. Roundabouts (or carousels) are traditional attractions, often seen at fairs. ... A travelling funfair has many attractions, including adult or thrill rides, childrens rides, and sideshows consisting of games of skill, strength, or luck. ...


In 2002, 2003, and 2004, Bangor was the host of the National Folk Festival. In August, 2005, the newly created American Folk Festival began as an annual event on the city's waterfront. The National Folk Festival in the United States (known also as the National) was first presented in St. ...


Media

The Bangor, Maine region has a large number of media outlets for an area its size.

Bangor Daily News building
Bangor Daily News building

The Bangor Daily News is published in the city. The BDN is one of the few remaining family-owned newspapers left in the United States. Image File history File linksMetadata BangorDailyNews. ... Image File history File linksMetadata BangorDailyNews. ... A newspaper in Maine. ...


Bangor has more than a dozen radio stations and seven television stations, including WLBZ 2 (NBC), WABI 5 (CBS), WVII 7 (ABC), WBGR 33, and WFVX 22 (Fox). WMEB 12, licensed to Orono, is the area's PBS member station. WLBZ is the NBC-affiliated television station for Bangor, Maine. ... The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... WABI-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station for Bangor, Maine. ... CBS Broadcasting, Inc. ... WVII is an ABC-affiliated television station broadcasting on channel 7 in Bangor, Maine. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... WBGR-LP is a low-powered television station located in Bangor, Maine. ... WFVX is a low-powered television station located in Bangor, Maine. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company is a television network in the United States. ... The Maine Public Broadcasting Network is a television and radio broadcasting network located in the state of Maine in the United States. ... “PBS” redirects here. ...


Sports and recreation

Bangor Auditorium

The Eastern Maine High School Basketball Tournament is held each February at the Bangor Auditorium drawing fans from central, eastern and northern Maine. The nearby University of Maine fields major college sports teams in football, ice hockey, baseball, and men's and women's basketball. Bangor has also been home to two minor league baseball teams in the past decade: the Bangor Blue Ox (1996-1997) and the Bangor Lumberjacks (2003-2004). Both were affiliated with the Northeast League that existed under that name from 1995-1998. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 807 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bangor, Maine Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 807 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bangor, Maine Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... The Bangor Auditorium is a 5,948-seat multipurpose arena located in Bangor, Maine. ... A college football game between Colorado State and Air Force. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... This article is about the sport. ... This article is about the sport. ... For the organization which many minor leagues belong to, see Minor League Baseball Part of the History of baseball series. ... The Bangor Lumberjacks were an original Northeast League baseball team, and played from 1995-2004. ... The Canadian-American Association or Can-Am League is an independent minor league baseball league which operates in the Northeastern United States and the Canadian province of Québec. ...


Bangor Raceway offers live harness racing and features an Off-Track betting center. Also, nearby Hollywood Slots offers Maine's first slot machine gambling center. A trotter training at Vincennes hippodrome Harness racing is a form of horse-racing in which the horses race in a specified gait. ...


Every August (since 2002) Bangor has been home to the Senior League World Series. Little League Baseball - Logo Little League pitcher in Winesburg, Ohio Little League, Wayne, Michigan Little League Baseball is the name of a non-profit organization in the United States which organizes local childrens leagues of baseball and softball throughout the USA and the rest of the world. ...


Bangor has also been of historical importance to professional wrestling. Vince McMahon promoted his very first wrestling event in Bangor in 1979. In 1985, the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship changed hands for the first time outside of Puerto Rico in Bangor at an IWCCW show[5]. Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 25, 1945) is an American wrestling promoter, occasional professional wrestler, on-screen personality, former play-by-play announcer, and film producer. ...

Joshua Chamberlain Bridge.
Joshua Chamberlain Bridge.

The Bangor City Forest and other nearby parks, forests and waterways support a wide variety of outdoor activities including hiking, sailing, canoeing, hunting, fishing, skiing, and snowmobiling. Image File history File linksMetadata JoshuaChamberlainBridge. ... Image File history File linksMetadata JoshuaChamberlainBridge. ... The Bangor City Forest is a large recreation area in Bangor, Maine. ...


Transportation

Bangor is located along I-95, US 1, US 2, and State Route 15. I-395 branches from I-95 and runs to the east. Two major bridges, the Joshua Chamberlain Bridge and Penobscot River Bridge, connect Bangor to its neighbor Brewer. Interstate 95 is 305 miles long in the state of Maine, running from the New Hampshire border at Kittery to the Canadian border at Houlton. ... United States Highway 1 is a United States highway which parallels the east coast of the United States. ... United States Highway 2 is an east-west United States Highway. ... State Route 15 runs from the island of Stonington, Maine to Jackman, Maine. ... Interstate 395 (abbreviated I-395) travels east from I-95 and US 2 in Bangor, Maine to a junction with U.S. Highway 1A. I-395 measures approximately 5 miles in length. ... The Penobscot River Bridge was a truss bridge between Bangor and Brewer, Maine. ...


Five major airlines combine to offer over 60 flights a day to and from Bangor International Airport. Bangor International Airport (IATA: BGR, ICAO: KBGR) is a public airport located 3 miles (5 km) west in the city of Bangor, in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. ...


Public transportation throughout Bangor is offered by the BAT Community Connector system. A BAT bus rolls through the University of Maine campus. ...


Famous Bangorians

Stephen King's house.
Stephen King's house.

Bangor is the hometown of Hannibal Hamlin, who served as Abraham Lincoln's first vice president, and of William Cohen, former U.S. Senator and Secretary of Defense under Bill Clinton. Chuck Peddle, who developed the MOS 6502 microprocessor in 1975, was born in Bangor in 1937. The painter and Bohemian character Waldo Peirce was born in Bangor and lived there for a number of years. Bangor is also the home of Toronto Blue Jays hitter Matt Stairs. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 248 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Stephen King Bangor, Maine Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 248 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Stephen King Bangor, Maine Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Hannibal Hamlin (August 27, 1809 – July 4, 1891) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. ... For other uses, see Abraham Lincoln (disambiguation). ... William Sebastian Cohen (1940- ) is an author and American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... Electronics engineer Chuck Peddle is mostly known as the main designer of the MOS Technology 6502 microprocessor; the KIM-1 SBC; and its successor the Commodore PET school/business/home computer, both based on the 6502. ... The MOSFET, or Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor, is by far the most common field-effect transistor in both digital and analog circuits (The Metal in the name is an anachronism from early chips where gates were metal; modern chips use polysilicon gates, but are still called MOSFETs). ... The MOS Technology 6502 is an 8-bit microprocessor designed by MOS Technology in 1975. ... A microprocessor is a programmable digital electronic component that incorporates the functions of a central processing unit (CPU) on a single semiconducting integrated circuit (IC). ... Waldo Peirce (December 17, 1884 - March 8, 1970) was an American painter, born in Bangor, Maine. ... Matthew Wade Stairs (born February 27, 1968 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada) is a professional baseball player who plays for The Toronto Blue Jays. ...


Residing there is Stephen King, the author best known for his horror-themed stories, novels, and movies. His wife, Tabitha Spruce-King, is also a writer and lives with him. They donate a substantial amount of money to local libraries and hospitals and have funded a baseball stadium, Mansfield Stadium (home to the Senior League World Series), and the Beth Pancoe Aquatic Center, both on the grounds of Hayford Park, for the citizens (especially the children) of the city to use. King's fictional town, Derry, Maine, shares many points of correspondence with Bangor — the rivers, the Thomas Hill Standpipe, the hospital — but is always referred to as separate from Bangor. King also features Bangor in many of his stories such as The Langoliers and Storm of the Century. King owns radio stations WKIT and WZON. Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of over 200 stories including over 50 bestselling horror novels. ... Tabitha King (born Tabitha Spruce on March 24, 1949) is an American author, the wife of author Stephen King, and the mother of three children, two of whom are also published authors. ... Little League Baseball - Logo Little League pitcher in Winesburg, Ohio Little League, Wayne, Michigan Little League Baseball is the name of a non-profit organization in the United States which organizes local childrens leagues of baseball and softball throughout the USA and the rest of the world. ... Derry Welcomes You sign from the 1990 film It Derry, Maine is part of Stephen Kings fictional Maine topography, and, like Castle Rock, it has served as the setting for a number of his novels, novellas, and short stories. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Langoliers is one of four novellas published in the Stephen King book Four Past Midnight in 1990. ... Storm of the Century is a 1999 horror TV miniseries written by Stephen King and directed by Craig R. Baxley. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... WZON is an AM broadcast station licensed for AM 620. ...


Bangor is the birthplace of comedian Charles Rocket, who was a cast member on Saturday Night Live in the 1980-1981 season, and singer/songwriter Howie Day. Sportscaster Gary Thorne was also born here and once served as an assistant district attorney in the city. Charles Rocket, born Charles Adams Claverie (August 24, 1949 – October 7, 2005), was an American film and television actor, most notable for his tenure as a cast member on Saturday Night Live as well as for his appearances as the villain Nicholas Andre in the film Dumb & Dumber and Adam... This article is about the American television series. ... Howie Kern Day (born January 15, 1981 in Bangor, Maine) is an American singer-songwriter. ... Gary Thorne (born June 9, 1948 in Maine) is a play-by-play announcer for ESPN and ABC, working Major League Baseball, College Football and Frozen Four hockey contests. ...


References

  1. ^ a b c d Maine League of Historical Societies and Museums (1970). in Doris A. Isaacson: Maine: A Guide 'Down East'. Rockland, Me: Courier-Gazette, Inc., 163-172. 
  2. ^ History page of the Bangor, Maine official website, retrieved 6 November 2006
  3. ^ Robbins, Ryan. Bangor in Focus: The Brady Gang. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
  4. ^ The New York Times, 19 January 2007, National section
  5. ^ W.W.C. Universal Heavyweight Title (May 19, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-06-29.

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