Steamer CITY OF BANGOR at Northport

Steamer CITY OF BANGOR at Northport

Steamer CITY OF BANGOR at Northport - Bayside Campground CITY OF BANGOR HISTORY For nearly a quarter of a century, between 1894 and 1927, the City of Bangor was the "Queen" of the Penobscot Bay white steamers. She was 277 feet long, and had stateroom accommodations for 700 passengers. With a 1600 horse power engine she could make 17.5 knots. She was distinctive with her twin stacks, and a chime whistle. Captain Ingraham, her first captain, did not like the sound of the whistle and he obtained the old whistle from off the Katahdin which she kept it for her lifetime. Captain Otis Ingraham was with the City of Bangor until 1901, when Captain Howard Arey succeeded him. Arey was followed by Captain Walter E. Scott. Note the numerous carriages in the foreground which are there either delivering passengers departing on the steamer or perhaps picking up arriving passengers. The route ran north to Bangor and south to Boston.