FLORY'S DAM

Name: FLORY'S DAM
Start: 2025-09-11T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-11T20:30:00-04:00
Location: 30 N 1st St, Bangor, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 18013

Schedule

Thu Sep 11 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

30 N 1st St, Bangor, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 18013 | Bangor, PA

A perfect time for this bit of history with Bangor celebrating 150 years this year.
Mr. Larry Cory who will do a presentation on the former Flory's Dam at the Slate Belt Heritage Center on Thursday, September 11th at 7:00PM. Once located on North Main Street, Flory's Dam was a popular place for winter spots like ice skating and hockey during the first half of the century. it was also the site of the first Bangor Park where football, baseball and softball were played in addition to swimming and fishing. Come and hear about the famous "Ice Bowl" played by Bangor & Pen Argyl and other interesting stories. Flory's Dam is named after Bangor industrialist Solomon Flory. The event is free and open to the public. Do you have any memories of it???