Orono Dam
The Orono Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Stillwater River at its confluence with the Penobscot River in Orono, Penobscot County, Maine. As a part of the Penobscot River restoration and the removal of the Great Works and Veazie dams, the Orono Dam and Stillwater Dam will be upgraded to maintain previous levels of power generation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Orono Post Office and Page Farm & Home Museum.
Orono Post Office
Post office
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The main Orono Post Office is located at 1 Bennoch Street in Orono, Maine. Built in 1933, it is a fine local example of Classical Revival architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. Orono Post Office is situated 2,200 feet west of Orono Dam.
Page Farm & Home Museum
Museum
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The Page Farm & Home Museum is a museum on the campus of the University of Maine in Orono, Maine. Its mission is "to collect, document, preserve, interpret and disseminate knowledge of Maine history relating to farms and farming communities between 1865 and… Page Farm & Home Museum is situated 1 mile north of Orono Dam.
Hudson Museum
Museum
The Hudson Museum is an anthropology museum that is operated by the University of Maine and is located in the Collins Center for the Arts in Orono, Maine. Hudson Museum is situated 1 mile north of Orono Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orono and Bradley.
Orono
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Orono is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. Located on the Penobscot and Stillwater rivers, it was first settled by American colonists in 1774.
Bradley
Town
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Bradley is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. It is part of the Bangor Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,532 at the 2020 census. The village of Bradley is in the northwestern corner of the town. Bradley is situated 2½ miles northeast of Orono Dam.
Veazie
Town
Veazie is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,814 at the 2020 census. The town is named after General Samuel Veazie, an early lumber baron and railroad operator. Veazie is situated 3½ miles southwest of Orono Dam.
Orono Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Penobscot County, Maine, United States of America
- Location: Town of Orono, Penobscot, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Orono Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Orono Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد اورونو”
- Italian: “diga di Orono”
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