November 07, 2024
NAMING PLACES THE PENOBSCOT WAY

Comments for: The European Way: Naming areas for people, places and things

In 1806, the town of Orono named its settlement in honor of Penobscot Indian Nation Chief Joseph Orono. Naming places after people is a European tradition, not something American Indians often, if ever, did. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More

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