Penobscot County: 16 Counties in Maine Series
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This is a micro hide. Part of the 16 Counties in Maine Series. BYOPOP
Maine County Song
Sing to the tune of Yankee Doodle Dandy
16 counties in our State, Cumberland and Franklin.
Piscataquis, Somerset, Aroostook, Androscoggin
Sagadahoc, Kennebec, Lincoln, Knox and Hancock
Waldo, Washington and York
Oxford and Penobscot!
Penobscot
SIZE: 3,258 square miles
INCORPORATED: 1816
COUNTY SEAT: Bangor
POPULATION: 144,919
CITIES: Bangor, Brewer and Old Town.
TOWNS: Alton, Bradford, Bradley, Burlington, Carmel, Charleston, Chester, Clifton, Corinna, Corinth, Dexter, Dixmont, East Millinocket, Eddington, Edinburg, Enfield, Etna, Exeter, Garland, Glenburn, Greenbush, Greenfield, Hampden, Hermon, Holden, Howland, Hudson, Indian Island, Kenduskeag, Lagrange, Lakeville, Lee, Levant, Lincoln, Lowell, Mattawamkeag, Maxfield, Medway, Milford, Millinocket, Mount Chase, Newburgh, Newport, Orono, Orrington, Passadumkeag, Patten, Plymouth, Springfield, Stacyville, Stetson, Veazie, Winn and Woodville.
PLANTATIONS: Carroll, Drew, Prentiss, Sebois and Webster.
General Chamberlain was born in Brewer, Maine
Newburgh, Maine native Ricky Craven has become one of the top competitors in the NASCAR racing circuit.
1871-1913. Sockalexis was the first Native American to play major league baseball, as well as the first minority player in the National League.
1997 - Bangor native, Senator William Cohen is sworn in as President Clinton's Secretary of Defense.
Congrats to UPSALQUITCH on FTF!!
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