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Maine Local Government - Town of Orrington - Main Page |
 | | Orrington was the first town in Penobscot County, incorporated on March 21, 1788 from New Worcester Plantation, also known as China Plantation. |
 | | In the 19th century it ceded land to Brewer (1812 and 1841) and annexed land from Bucksport (1816 and 1850). |
 | | Orrington is the only town to belong to the counties of Lincoln, Hancock, then Penobscot as those boundaries changed with the creation of new counties. |
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