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The town of Orono was settled in the 1770s, and was incorporated in 1806, named for Joseph Orono, a local Penobscot chief who had recently died. Its population was relatively small until a lumber boom began in the 1820s. This boom continued into the 1840s, and resulted in Orono's most significant period of population growth.
Orono: Boundary increase (listed April 27, 2010): Roughly bounded by the Mall, College Ave, lower Munson and Long Rds. 101: US Post Office-Old Town Main: US Post Office-Old Town Main: September 25, 1986 : 141 Center St. Old Town: 102
The Penobscot people long inhabited the area between present-day Old Town and Bangor, and still occupy tribal land on the nearby Penobscot Indian Island Reservation.The first European to visit the site was probably the Portuguese Estêvão Gomes in 1524, who was working for Spain.
Orono (/ ˈ ɒr ə ˌ n oʊ / ORR-ə-noh, / ˈ ɒr n oʊ / ORR-noh) is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. It is situated west of Minneapolis on the north shore of Lake Minnetonka. Orono is an affluent municipality that ranks as one of the wealthiest cities in the state. [6] The population was 7,437 at the 2010 census. [7]
Orono (/ ˈ ɒr ə n oʊ / ORR-ə-noh) is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. Located on the Penobscot and Stillwater rivers, it was first settled by American colonists in 1774. They named it in honor of Chief Joseph Orono , a sachem of the indigenous Penobscot nation who long occupied this territory.
Orono is located at (44.888769, −68.671153 The Orono CDP consists of all of the town east of Interstate 95, including the primary settled area in the town.. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.7 square miles (20.0 km 2), of which 7.1 square miles (18.3 km 2) is land and 0.66 square miles (1.7 km 2), or 8.55%, is water.
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Old Fire Engine House; Orono Dam; Orono Main Street Historic District; Orono Post Office; P. Penobscot Valley Country Club This page was last edited on 18 May 2024 ...