Bangor
Bangor names 3 different subjects across the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. Each is set out below.
Bangor city, port of entry
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
city, port of entry, and county-seat of Penobscot co., Me.; at the junction of the Penobscot and Kenduskeag rivers, on the Maine Central, and Bangor and Aroostook railroads; 140 miles N. E. of Portland. It is at the head of navigation on the Penobscot river; is divided into two parts by the Kenduskeag; and derives excellent power for manufacturing from the Penobscot river, by means of a dam near the water works. The city has direct connection with the Canadian Pacific railway, and also by steamers with New York, Boston, and important points on the New England coast. Water for domestic, fire, and small manufacturing purposes is also obtained from the Penobscot river by the Holly system. Bangor is one of the most important lumber centers in the country, and, besides its many saw, planing, and molding mills, has several wood-pulp mills, iron foundries, carriage factories, ship-building yards, agricultural implement works, boot, shoe and moccasin factories, pork packing establishments, etc. It is a trade center for five counties, and is connected by electric railway with their principal cities and towns. There several National are banks; daily, weekly, and monthly periodicals; and various educational and charitable institutions, the most important of which is the BANGOR THEOLOG- ICAL SEMINARY (q. v.). The site of the city, called by the Indians Kenduskeag, was visited by by the French, who erected a fort here, called Norombega, in 1656. The place was permanently settled in 1769; was incorporated as a town in 1791, and became a city in 1834. Pop. (1910) 24,803; (1920) 25,978.
Bangor a city and seaport of Wales in Carnarvonshire
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
a city and seaport of Wales in Carnarvonshire. It is on the S. E. bank of the Menai Strait. The beauty of the surrounding scenery has made Bangor a much-sought-for place of resort. It is the seat of the oldest bishopric in Wales and has a cathedral begun in 1496. The city has several important educational institutions, including the University College of North Wales and other colleges. The chief industry is slate quarrying. Pop. about 15,000. BANGOR THEOLOGICAL SEMI- NARY, an educational institution in Bangor, Me.; chartered by the Legislature of Massachusetts in 1814; opened in Hampden in 1816; and removed to Bangor in 1819; under the direction of the Congregational Church, but open to all Christian young men. It has a three years' course; grounds and buildings valued at over $400,000; a library of about 30,000 volumes; and, in 1919, 5 professors and instructors; and 18 students. $404
Bangor a borough of Pennsylvania
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
a borough of Pennsylvania, in Northampton co. It is on the Lackawanna, and Lehigh and New England railroads, and has important slate quarrying interests, silk mills, machine shops, and other industries. Pop. (1910) 5,369; (1920) 5,404.
What Has Changed in the Last Century
Collier's called Bangor, Maine "one of the most important lumber centers in the country" in 1921; the sawmills and river drives are long gone, and the city's biggest institutions today are Bangor International Airport (built as Dow Air Force Base, which closed in 1968) and a regional hospital economy. Bangor Theological Seminary, which Collier's noted had 18 students in 1919, closed for good in 2013 after nearly two centuries. In Wales, the University College of North Wales became Bangor University in 2007, and slate quarrying is a shadow of the industry described ry above ydada-area pits like Penrhyn now draw more visitors than quarrymen. Bangor, Pennsylvania has barely moved: 5,404 people in 1920 and around 5,000 today, though its slate industry has effectively vanished.
Written for this edition, 2026.