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

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. 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.

References

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