Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Thief River Falls takes its name from a geographic feature, the falls of the Red Lake River at its confluence with the Thief River.The name of the river is a loose translation of the Ojibwe phrase Gimood-akiwi ziibi, literally, the "Stolen-land river" or "Thieving-land river", which originated when a band of Dakota Indians occupied a secret encampment along the river, hence "stealing" the land ...
Thief River Falls takes its name from a geographic feature, the falls of the Red Lake River at its confluence with the Thief River. The name of the river is a loose translation of the Ojibwe phrase, Gimood-akiwi ziibi, literally, the "Stolen-land river" or "Thieving Land river," which originated when a band of Dakota Indians occupied a secret encampment along the river, hence "stealing" the ...
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).
Bangor Mall is managed by Namdar Realty Group, which acquired the mall for $12.6 million in 2019 after Simon Property Group defaulted on an $80 million loan. [4] Bangor Mall entrance in spring 2018. Built in 1977 on a former dairy farm and opened in October 1978, [5] [6] the mall sits on Stillwater Avenue north of Bangor's central business ...
Milo is a town in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States.The population was 2,251 at the 2020 census. [2] Milo includes the village of Derby. The town sits in the valley of the Piscataquis, Sebec and Pleasant Rivers in the foothills of the Longfellow Mountains and is the gateway to many pristine hunting, fishing, hiking, boating, and other outdoor tourist locations such as Schoodic, Seboeis ...
The railroad was to be standard gauge (4’-8 1 ⁄ 2 ”) and 11 miles long, running from the wharves of Bangor, along Harlow and Exchange Streets and out Stillwater Avenue to Old Town. [2] Detail of map of the City of Bangor, ME, 1853, showing location of terminus of B.& P. R.R. The initial rails were of strap-iron laid on wood rails and ...
The South Branch Penobscot River is a river in Somerset County, Maine. Its source, Penobscot lake, the north end of which at ( 45°47′34″N 70°24′36″W / 45.7929°N 70.4099°W / 45.7929; -70.4099 ( South Branch Penobscot River source ) ) is about 1,000 feet (300 m) from the Canada–United States border in Sandy Bay ...
The Penobscot Expedition Site is a submerged historic archaeological area in the waters of the Penobscot River between Bangor and Brewer, Maine.The area is the site of the abandonment and loss of many vessels in the disastrous 1779 Penobscot Expedition, an American Revolutionary War expedition in which the rebellious Americans lost an entire fleet of ships.