Bangor is an

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in Marshall County,

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, United States. It is located at the intersections of County Highway E18 and S62, five miles southwest of Liscomb and six miles south of Union. It is located near the west bank of the

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, at 42.172838N, -93.089073W.

History

Bangor was founded by Abijah Hodgins in August 1854; it was a

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settlement, and according to one historian, the town "played a role in the

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".Savage, Tom (2007). ''A Dictionary of Iowa Place-Names'', p. 33. University Of Iowa Press. . Bangor's population was 52 in 1902, and 40 in 1925. The population was 70 in 1940.

References

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