WebPenobscot County is a county in the U.S. state of Maine, named for the Penobscot Nation on Wabanakik. As of the 2020 census, the population was 152,199. ... At the 2000 census there were 144,919 people, 58,096 households, and 37,820 families living in the county.

WebMillinocket, meaning "the land of many islands" after all the islands in the Penobscot River, was incorporated on March 16, 1901. Garret Schenck contracted bonded labor, ... of 2010, there were 4,506 people, 2,167 households, and 1,305 families living in the town. The population density was 282.5 inhabitants per square mile (109.1/km 2 2).

WebAroostook County (/ ə ˈ r uː s t ə k / ə-ROOS-tək; French: Comté d'Aroostook) is a county in the U.S. state of Maine along the Canada–U.S. border.As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,105. Its county seat is Houlton, with offices in Caribou and Fort Kent.. Known locally in Maine as "The County", it is the largest county in Maine by total area, …

WebThe Abenaki (Abenaki: Wαpánahki) are an Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands of Canada and the United States.They are an Algonquian-speaking people and part of the Wabanaki Confederacy.The Eastern Abenaki language was predominantly spoken in Maine, while the Western Abenaki language was spoken in Quebec, Vermont, …

WebEtymology. Lincoln is named after Maine's sixth governor, Enoch Lincoln. Geography. Lincoln developed around a water powered sawmill on the east bank of the Penobscot River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 74.65 square miles (193.34 km 2), of which, 67.83 square miles (175.68 km 2) of it is land and …

WebA. Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania – Aaron Levy (founder); Abbot, Maine – John Abbot (treasurer of Bowdoin College); Abbott, Texas – Joseph Abbott (Texas politician); Abbottstown, Pennsylvania – John Abbott (founder); Abernathy, Texas – Monroe Abernathy (one of the developers of the town); Abington, Massachusetts – Anne Venables Bertie, Countess of …

WebThe Penobscot Expedition was a 44-ship American naval armada during the Revolutionary War assembled by the Provincial Congress of the Province of Massachusetts Bay.The flotilla of 19 warships and 25 support vessels sailed from Boston on July 19, 1779 for the upper Penobscot Bay in the District of Maine carrying an expeditionary force of more than …

WebThe Maine Central Railroad Company (reporting mark MEC) was a former U. S. Class I railroad in central and southern Maine. [citation needed] It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862.By 1884, Maine Central was the longest railroad in New England.Maine Central had expanded to 1,358 miles (2,185 km) when the United States Railroad …

WebBangor (/ ˈ b æ ŋ ɡ ɔːr / BANG-gor, alternatively / ˈ b æ n ɡ ɔːr / BAN-gor) is a city in the U.S. state of Maine and the county seat of Penobscot County.The city proper has a population of 31,753, making it the state's 3rd-largest settlement, behind Portland (68,408) and Lewiston (37,121). Modern Bangor was established in the mid-19th century with the lumber and …

WebIn September 1814, John Coape Sherbrooke led 3,000 British troops from his base in Halifax, Nova Scotia in the "Penobscot Expedition". In 26 days, he raided and looted Hampden, ... During the invasion of the Georgia coast, an estimated 1,485 people chose to relocate to British territories or join the British military. However, by mid-March ...