 First setteld in 1774, Orono is home to the Univerisity of Maine. Orono was named after Joseph Orono, a Penobscot Indian Chief who helped the Americans during the Revolutionary War. In addition to being home of the University of Maine, Orono also houses the Lyle E. Littlefield Ornamentals Trial Garden, and the Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation. Famous residents of Orono include poet Constance Hunting, novelist Dorothy Clarke Wilson and Wallace R. Farrington, former territorial governor of Hawaii. To share any Orono, Maine information with us, please contact us.Learn more about advertising in MELiving.
Incorporated: 1806
County: Penobscot
Orono, ME Population: 2010: 10,362
GPS Coordinates:
Latitude: 45.883
Longitude: -68.672
Orono, ME Local Information
Orono Police Dispatch: 911
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