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Orono, Penobscot, ME
Orono is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. Located on the Penobscot and Still Water Rivers, it was first settled by Europeans in 1774 and named in honor of Chief Joseph Orono, a sachem of the Penobscot nation.
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1854 - Orono
Orono, a post-township in Penobscot co., Maine, on the W. side of the Penobscot river, 75 miles N. E. from Augusta, intersected by the Bangor and... Read MORE...
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1886 - Orono
Orono, in Penobscot County, lies on the west side of the Penobscot River, and adjoins Bangor on the western part of each. On the north it is bounded... Read MORE...
1892 - EXPLOSION IN A PAPER MILL. THREE MEN KILLED, SIX INJURED, AND TWO DIGESTERS DESTROYED.
Orono, Me., Oct. 11. - Two large digesters in the Bangor Pulp and Paper Company's mill exploded this morning at 7:30 o'clock, causing the loss of... Read MORE...
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1895 - Orono
Orono, a post-village in Orono township, Penobscot co. Me., on the W. bank of the Penobscot River, and on the European & North American Railroad, 8... Read MORE...
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1906
Orono, a post-village in Orono township (town), Penobscot co., Me., on the W. bank of the Penobscot River and on the Maine Central R., 8 miles NE. of ... Read MORE...
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1962 - December 31 - Perhaps the worst blizzard in the history of the state of Maine finally came to an end. The storm produced 40 inches in 24 hours at Orono, and a total of 46 inches at Ripogenus Dam.
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1963 - September 23 - WMEB TV channel 12 in Orono, ME (PBS) begins broadcasting
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