You gotta love a good gangster flick, especially when it’s the real thing. Here’s today’s DownEast.com trivia question.
What is Maine’s best-known gun battle?
Answer:
On October 12, 1937, federal agents killed Public Enemy No. 1 Al Brady and two cohorts on Central Street in Bangor in the bloodiest shoot-out in Maine history.
There has been quite a bit of this written about this gunbattle. And I believe they reenact it in Bangor from time to time.
My name is Keith Michaud and this is “Letters From Away,” a blog written by a Mainer living outside the comfortable and sane confines of New England. The blog is intended for Mainers, whether they live in the Pine Tree State or beyond, and for anyone who has loved ’em, been baffled by ’em or both. Ayuh, I am “from away.” Worse still, I live on the Left Coast – in California. Enjoy! Or not. Your choice.
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