Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Millerite camp meeting, Orrington, 1844

"Millerite camp meeting, Orrington, 1844 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description The Millerites, a…"

City of Brewer

Brewer is the gateway to coastal communities and Acadia National Park. The city along with Bangor also serves as a trading and distribution center for the coastal areas and towns and cities to the north with the total region having a population of approximately 250,000 people.

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 195-277

"… Christ's second coming, and their encampment in Orrington. Martin then wrote about working for Rufus Prince, a club of young men formed to discuss…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… one of the largest mills on the Hampden, Brewer, Orrington, section of the Penobscot River during the lumber boom of the 1850’s."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - War of 1812

"The elder Chamberlain was a shipbuilder from Orrington and lost two ships in the Battle of Hampden. (Little 1909) Many townspeople were held captive…"

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"He then went to Orrington, Maine with four of his sons but Asa Woodbury (one of his sons) went to Enfield and drowned in the river."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… one of the largest mills on the Hampden, Brewer, Orrington section of the Penobscot River during the lumber boom of the 1850s."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"… crossed the bridge into Brewer thence on to Orrington. The tracks are again, now standard gauge and are a part of Guilford Transportation."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… home while the surrounding farm settlements of Orrington and Hampden grew with fresh migrations from Cape Cod. The Rev."