November 22, 2024
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Comments for: Hotel curbed Bangor’s hobo problem

Bangor was swarming with hobos a century ago this fall. Some had made money digging potatoes in Aroostook County. They came south on the train to the Queen City, reported the Bangor Daily Commercial on Oct. 8, 1908. After landing in Northern Maine Junction in Hermon, where the… Read More

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