The Norridgewock were a People of the Dawn, an Eastern This article is on the social structure. ...tribe of the The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America¹, the States, or (archaically) Columbia — is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ...United States. These people occupied an area adjacent to the Penawapskewi (or Alternate use: There are several places named after the Penobscot people: see Penobscot (disambiguation). ...Penobscot) tribe, which was located on the western bank of what is now known as the The Penobscot River is a river, 350 mi (563 km) long, in the U.S. state of Maine. ...Penobscot River.
With the advent of newcomers to the area, the Norridgewock left their neighbors and rerooted in what is now known as This article describes the Canadian province. ...Quebec.
NORRIDGEWOCK Voters spoke out Monday in favor of tearing down the town's historic but unsafe concrete-arch bridge and keeping their water the way it is without fluoride.
A measure to put fluoride in town water to reduce tooth decay was designed to counter what one local pediatrician said was a relatively high level of tooth decay in children.
A Norridgewock Water District official said the town's water was pristine and cheap and would not be improved by fluoride.