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County's first court occupied by British
by Outspoken on Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:37 pm
County's first court occupied by British
By Judy Harrison
Staff Writer Bangor Daily News
BANGOR, Maine - The first courthouse in Penobscot County was built nearly 200 years before the groundbreaking Friday for the Penobscot County Judicial Center.
That first structure was built on speculation by private citizens to be used as a house of public worship and a courthouse when needed. It was located on a half-acre lot bounded by Columbia, Hammond and Main streets, according to "The Courthouses of Maine."
Before the building was completed, British troops occupied it in the War of 1812. The troops stayed only two days but the city had to give military leaders a bond to assure the delivery of vessels under construction to the British at Castine.
Completed in 1813, it was used for the town meeting and the First Congregational Society for worship services. The first court session was held in the building on July 2, 1816, and five years later the Supreme Judicial Court held its first term in Bangor. The county bought the building and lot for $2,000 in 1825.
http://bangordailynews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=154533&zoneid=500
By Judy Harrison
Staff Writer Bangor Daily News
BANGOR, Maine - The first courthouse in Penobscot County was built nearly 200 years before the groundbreaking Friday for the Penobscot County Judicial Center.
That first structure was built on speculation by private citizens to be used as a house of public worship and a courthouse when needed. It was located on a half-acre lot bounded by Columbia, Hammond and Main streets, according to "The Courthouses of Maine."
Before the building was completed, British troops occupied it in the War of 1812. The troops stayed only two days but the city had to give military leaders a bond to assure the delivery of vessels under construction to the British at Castine.
Completed in 1813, it was used for the town meeting and the First Congregational Society for worship services. The first court session was held in the building on July 2, 1816, and five years later the Supreme Judicial Court held its first term in Bangor. The county bought the building and lot for $2,000 in 1825.
http://bangordailynews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=154533&zoneid=500
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