. The city of Bangor; the industries, resources, attractions and business life of Bangor and its . THE STAND-PIPE AT SUMMIT PARK. BAXGOR AXD VICrMTY ILLUSTRATED 13 starred expedition of Commodore Richard Saltoiistall and General Solo-mon Lovell, sent out of Massachusetts ao:aiust the British who hadestablished themselves at Castine. A British fleet under Sir GeorgeCollier made its appearance in Penobscot Bay and so frio;htened theAmerican fleet and forces that they fled before the British ships up thePenobscot, and at the mouth of the Kendu,«keno the Americans blew upor burned their
. The city of Bangor; the industries, resources, attractions and business life of Bangor and its . THE STAND-PIPE AT SUMMIT PARK. BAXGOR AXD VICrMTY ILLUSTRATED 13 starred expedition of Commodore Richard Saltoiistall and General Solo-mon Lovell, sent out of Massachusetts ao:aiust the British who hadestablished themselves at Castine. A British fleet under Sir GeorgeCollier made its appearance in Penobscot Bay and so frio;htened theAmerican fleet and forces that they fled before the British ships up thePenobscot, and at the mouth of the Kendu,«keno the Americans blew upor burned their nine ships of one hundred and flfty-four guns and threetransports, and made their retreat through the pathless forests west-. RIVERWARD FROM THE UNIVERSALIST CHURCH. ward. One of the cannon of these ships was raised from the riversbottom in 1876, and is now to be seen in front of the Bangor post-ofiiceand custom house building. jSlany of the settlers left the Penobscot after the disaster to thePenobscot expedition, and of those few who remained many, with thepromise of safety and security from the British, took the oath of allegi-ance to the crown. ]?ut it should be said that only those in direst cir-cumstances and who were hampered by poverty or large and needyfamilies remained in the region to take the oath of allegiance, and con-
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