Bangor’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Bangor. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusBangor is a city in Van Buren County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, Bangor had a population of 2,016. The city is located in the northeast corner of Bangor Township, but is politically independent. It was first organized as a town in 1854 and named after Bangor, Maine.
Bangor was established in 1854. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,885 to 2,016 (+7%). Half of its homes were built before 1964.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bangor yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Bangor’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bangor’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewAmerican Freedom Train 1976, 1976: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Bangor
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Bangor, decade by decade
1990s
1 historic place in Bangor
1 place in Bangor is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as American Freedom Train 1976 (1976) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.