Bangor Maine Centennial 1769 1869 Photo and 50 similar items

Antique Real Photo Stereoview of the inside of Norembega Hall in Bangor, Maine decorated for the city's Centennial Celebration in 1869. The sign above the two flags on the stage reads, "Norombega 1769 Bangor 1869." The reverse side reads in period handwriting, "Inside of Norembega Hall on Bangor Centennial Sept. 30 1869." Published by Trask Dole, Bangor, Maine. Condition: Stereoview is in very good condition. Comments: Bangor celebrated the centennial of its settlement on September 30th, 1869. The British-American settlement that became Bangor was started in 1769 by Jacob Buswell, and was originally known as Condeskeag (or Kenduskeag) Plantation. By 1772, there were 12 families, along with a sawmill, store, and school. By 1791 Condeskeag had grown to 567 people and was determined to incorporate as a town. As legend has it, the settlers sent the Rev. Seth Noble to Boston with a petition to name the town "Sunbury" as Maine was part of Massachusetts at that time. Noble's favorite song was a hymn by William Tans'ur entitled "Bangor" after the Antiphonary of Bangor, and he caused the town to be given that name instead.