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Bangor (/ ˈ b æ ŋ ɡ ɔːr / 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).
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The most populous counties tend to be located in the southeastern portion of the state, along the Atlantic seaboard. The largest counties in terms of land area are inland and further north. Maine's county names come from a mix of British, American, and Native American sources, reflecting Maine's pre-colonial, colonial, and national heritage.
Broadway reflects Bangor's aspirations, in the 1820s-1830s, to become one of the chief port cities in New England, if not the East Coast. It was laid out roughly on the model of Boston's Beacon Hill, with a green strip running down the center for the first two blocks, planted with a double row of elm trees. A few blocks further on, the street ...
West Market Square was a central focal point of Bangor's commercial business activity into the 20th century. The east side of the square is lined by six, built between c. 1834 and 1870, with the seventh building in the historic district, the Merrill Trust Company building at 2 Hammond Street, located just off the square to the northeast.
The Whitney Park Historic District is a residential historic district on the west side of Bangor, Maine.The district contains 42 residential properties built between 1850 and 1910, a major period of the city's growth, and is anchored on its south by Whitney Park, a small triangular park at Hammond and Cedar Streets.
Bangor Fire Engine House No. 6; Bangor Hose House No. 5; Bangor House; Bangor Public Library; Battleship Maine Monument; Blake House (Bangor, Maine) Broadway Historic District (Bangor, Maine) Building at 84–96 Hammond Street