Bangor
[key], city (2020 pop. 31,753), seat of Penobscot co., S Maine, at the
confluence of the Penobscot and Kenduskeag rivers; inc. as a town 1791, as a
city 1834. It is a port of entry, commercial center, and gateway to an
extensive resort and lumber region. Major industries include the production
of shoes, pulp and paper, and wood products. The city was settled in 1769
and was known as Sunbury. During the War of 1812 it was occupied by the
British. In the 19th cent., Bangor was a shipbuilding center that carried on
an extensive coastal and overseas trade in lumber, stone, and ice. The city
has a theological seminary, a conservatory of music, and three colleges.
Bangor International Airport, part of which was once Dow Air Force Base, has
one of the longest runways in the United States.
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