MAINE - Part 2

PAUL BUNYAN – Part of Maine History

 Legendary Paul Bunyan has a statue in Bangor.  It is 31’ tall and was one of the largest in the world that is dedicated to him.  

 

 

 

Bangor was considered the lumber capital of the world for much of the 19^th century.  Situated along the Penobscot River, Bangor eventually had 150 sawmills along the river.  It also had a small role in the Revolutionary War in 1779. 

The Paul Bunyan myth was concocted by the lumberjacks who told tales to each other in the woods of Bangor in an area called “Devil’s Half Acre.”   Not sure where that’s located, but it’s one place we don’t plan on visiting!  ;-)