Bangor , Maine Poster

This item is a large photo quality poster for the City of Bangor, Maine. Bangor is located at the site of confluence of the Kenduskeag and Penobscot Rivers , for years known as the tidal head, where the river becomes the bay and where a great dam spanned the river for most of the cities early history. In 1525 Estavan Gomez, a Portuguese mariner sailing for King Charles V of Spain was the first known settler to visit the site, followed by the French explorer, Samuel de Champlain who sailed the river after starting a settlement on an island off the East Coast of Maine. Fishing, fur trading and lumbering help colonize and enrich the area for the next 300 years. In 1820 Maine became an independent state from Massachusetts . The flourishing forests surrounding the area helped bring industry, shipbuilding, lumber exports and people and their cultures from all over the world.  Bangor soon  became known as the “lumber capital of the world” and then later as a hub for the paper and pulp industry. Today, the Bangor area is the commercial, educational and social center for North, Central and Eastern Maine , the third largest city in the state.  Bangor is at the front door of Acadia National Park , Baxter State Park , Moosehead Lake Region and West Branch Water Way , allowing easy access to some of the most pristine natural beauty this country can offer.  Many remote lake side spots can be reached only by boat or seaplane. Bangor boasts of having a rich aviation history with its military base turned International Airport , an Aviation Historical Museum , its many grass strip airfields and seaplane bases in the past and present. The world's oldest and largest annual seaplane fly in is held nearby on Moosehead Lake , only minutes away by both land and air. This poster emphasizes the city with its old and new buildings, its industry and great history on the water. Each poster comes in its own clear, plastic, self-sealing envelope and then packed into a secure, solid mailing tube before shipping to protect your new collectible. Thank you very much for your interest in our products.