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The township was first settled by Charles U. Cross in 1837, followed by John Smith, John Southard and Caleb Northrop; all later that year. The town was named after the township which was erected in 1853, organized in 1854, and named after Bangor, Maine. Joseph Nyman became its first postmaster on February 9, 1859. Nyman made the first plat of the village and recorded it in 1860. Cross recorded the second plat in 1867. The village of incorporated in 1877. (Ellis; Dunbar; PO Archives)
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