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Expedition relics near at hand in Bangor, Brewer
by Outspoken on Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:32 pm
Expedition relics near at hand in Bangor, Brewer
By Nok-Noi Ricker
Staff Writer Bangor Daily News
BANGOR - Local folks may have walked past the rusted relics from the 1779 Penobscot Expedition a thousand times, never realizing the historic significance of the items or the role they played in this country’s beginnings.
The Penobscot Expedition is the worst naval disaster in U.S. history, outside of Pearl Harbor. It also is known as "the battle no one ever heard of," and it happened right here in the backyards of Bangor and Brewer.
Cannons, cannonballs and other projectiles — all rusty from their time spent on the bottom of the river — are the last remnants of the disastrous battle of more than two centuries ago and can be found at several area locations.
http://bangornews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=155063&zoneid=500
(Bangor Daily News File Photo by Paul Marcoux)
(NEWS Photo by Bob DeLong)
By Nok-Noi Ricker
Staff Writer Bangor Daily News
BANGOR - Local folks may have walked past the rusted relics from the 1779 Penobscot Expedition a thousand times, never realizing the historic significance of the items or the role they played in this country’s beginnings.
The Penobscot Expedition is the worst naval disaster in U.S. history, outside of Pearl Harbor. It also is known as "the battle no one ever heard of," and it happened right here in the backyards of Bangor and Brewer.
Cannons, cannonballs and other projectiles — all rusty from their time spent on the bottom of the river — are the last remnants of the disastrous battle of more than two centuries ago and can be found at several area locations.
http://bangornews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=155063&zoneid=500
(Bangor Daily News File Photo by Paul Marcoux)
(NEWS Photo by Bob DeLong)
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