Bangor ME, United States of America

Bangor ME, United States of America

Bangor ME United States of America

A potential advantage that has always eluded exploitation is the city's location between the port city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and the rest of Canada (as well as New York). As early as the 1870s, the city promoted a Halifax-to-New York railroad, via Bangor, as the quickest connection between North America and Europe (when combined with steamship service between Britain and Halifax). A European and North American Railway was actually opened through Bangor, with President Ulysses S. Grant officiating at the inauguration, but commerce never lived up to the potential. More recent attempts to capture traffic between Halifax and Montreal by constructing an East–West Highway through Maine have also come to naught. Most overland traffic between the two parts of Canada continues to travel north of Maine rather than across it.
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Recommended airport
Bangor Intl (BGR)
Points of interest
  • Penobscot Bridge
  • Isaac Farrar Mansion Museum
  • Penrhyn Castle
Nearby destinations
  • Blue Hill ME a 48.62 km
  • Ellsworth ME a 42.80 km
  • Castine ME a 45.90 km
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