Bangor, Alabama
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Location in Alabama
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Alabama | ||
| County : | Blount County | ||
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 58 ′ N , 86 ° 45 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Height : | 145 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 205 | ||
| FIPS : | 01-03868 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0157883 | ||
Bangor , also known by the name Coopers Gap , Copperas Gap or Coppers Gap is an unincorporated community in Blount County in the state of Alabama in the United States .
geography
Bangor is located in northern Alabama in the southern United States.
Nearby locations include Garden City (2 km north), Hanceville (6 km north), Hayden (7 km south), Colony (11 km southwest), and Smoke Rise (13 km southwest). The next larger city with 212,000 inhabitants is about 40 kilometers south of Birmingham .
history
With the discovery of the Bangor Cave ( Bangor Cave ) in the late 19th century, the place experienced increased tourist traffic. The place became famous in the 1930s when the cave was converted into a night club. At times, even the Louisville and Nashville Railroad trains stopped at the entrance to the cave. However, due to a legal dispute, the club's success was short-lived and eventually led to the closure of the company and the cave in the same decade. In 1940 a fire caused great damage to the wooden furniture, in the following years the cave was covered in graffiti and rubbish and decayed, so that its economic importance for the place no longer existed.
traffic
Bangor is located directly on US Highway 31 , which here runs on the same route as Alabama State Route 3 . About 10 kilometers west of the town is Interstate 65 , which runs 1436 kilometers from Alabama to Indiana .
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport is around 45 kilometers south of the town .