. The city of Bangor; the industries, resources, attractions and business life of Bangor and its . or newspaper. The Registers editorial columns were used to endorsestrongly the separation of Maine from Massachusetts. This year, too,saw the inauguration of the first Sabbath school in Bangor, and $700was appropriated as a salary for Minister Loomis and .S600 for the BAXGOR AND VICIXITY ILLL SrRATED 21 schools. The population of the town had grown to be about 1,000souls. In 1820 Maine became a state and Bangor seemed to receive a new im-pulse to growth from its share in statehood. Agr
. The city of Bangor; the industries, resources, attractions and business life of Bangor and its . or newspaper. The Registers editorial columns were used to endorsestrongly the separation of Maine from Massachusetts. This year, too,saw the inauguration of the first Sabbath school in Bangor, and $700was appropriated as a salary for Minister Loomis and .S600 for the BAXGOR AND VICIXITY ILLL SrRATED 21 schools. The population of the town had grown to be about 1,000souls. In 1820 Maine became a state and Bangor seemed to receive a new im-pulse to growth from its share in statehood. Agriculture prospered,the lumber interests increased and shipbuilding flourished. A bank hadbeen established and thi ived: the town possessed a court house and jail:several churches were erected and the theological seminary had beenestablished. In the early thirties Bangor made rapid growth, land valuationsmaterially advancing and the era being one of great speculation. From1830 to 1S34 the population increased from 2808 to about 8000. It wasin the latter vear that Bangor became incorporated as a city. THE AUCH. NIBEX (LUB lUCYCLE PATH. Allen Oilman being the flrst mayor. It was in the fall of the tollowingyear, 18.{5, that Daniel \Vebstei-. who was then in the zenith of hispower, and who, in his young manhood, came near locating in this city,was tendered a banquet at the Bangoi- House, then recently built. expressed the current oiiinion regarding Bangor in the open-ing remarks of his address on that occasion, when he said : Having occasion to come into the state on professional business, Ihave gladly availed myself of the opportunity to visit this city, thegrowing magnitude and importance of which have recently attractedso much general notice. I am happy to say that I see around me ampleproofs of the correctness of those favoral)le representations which havegone abroad. Your city, gentlemen, has undoul)tedly experienced an ■ 5 - \ ».
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