Bangor in Penobscot County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)

Site of First Permanent Jewish House of Worship in Maine

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2017

1. Site of First Permanent Jewish House of Worship in Maine Marker

Inscription. Site of First Permanent
Jewish House of Worship
in the State of Maine

Congregation Beth Israel, 1897

Erected 2001 by Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation, Bangor Jewish Community.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation. series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1897.

Location. 44° 48.464′ N, 68° 46.299′ W. Marker is in Bangor, Maine, in Penobscot County. It is on Center Street south of Garland Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 118 Center Street, Bangor ME 04401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France

and also Acadia.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking

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distance of this marker: Black Matriarchs (approx. ¼ mile away); Norumbega Parkway (approx. 0.3 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hersey Memorial Building (Old Bangor City Hall) Bell (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hannibal Hamlin (approx. 0.4 miles away); Saltonstall's Naval Fleet Gun (approx. 0.4 miles away); A Place of Meeting (approx. 0.4 miles away); Samuel de Champlain (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bangor.

Also see . . .
1. Congregration Beth Israel 1897. Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation website entry (Submitted on February 28, 2011.)

2. Congregation Beth Israel, Bangor ME History. Congregation website entry (Submitted on November 24, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Additional keywords. Jewish American History

Photographed by Jerry Klinger

2. Site of First Permanent Jewish House of Worship in Maine Marker

An Artist's Rendition of the Original Building image. Click for full size.

3. An Artist's Rendition of the Original Building

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2017

4. Site of First Permanent Jewish House of Worship in Maine Marker

The building is currently used as the Chevra Kadisha, or Jewish funeral home.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2011, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,252 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 24, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2, 3. submitted on February 27, 2011, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. 4. submitted on November 24, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.