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Bangoreans turned out 1,000 strong to launch the great roller-skating craze of 1905. On a chilly May evening, most sat as spectators while a courageous few careened around a floor “smooth as polished glass” to martial music. Blazing electric lights illuminated the far corners of the cavernous Bangor… Read More

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