BANGOR, a seaport town in the state of Maine, North America, capital of the county of Penobscot, on the river of that name, 60 miles from the sea. Lat. 44. 47. 50. N. Long. 68. 47. W. The harbour is spacious, and affords anchorage for the largest vessels at high tide. The chief article of trade is timber. There are several good schools and a theological seminary here, and numerous churches of various denominations. Pop. 14,432.
There is another small town of this name in the state of New York, county of Franklin, 152 miles N.N.W. of Albany. Pop. 2160.