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The city of Biddeford is located on the south bank of the Saco River on the coast of southern Maine. Its central business district is located inland, opposite that of the city of Saco, which lies to the north. The two cities developed around this area due to its ideal location for textile mills, which, on the Biddeford side, are located just ...
The Saco River (/ ˈ s ɑː k oʊ / SAH-koh, Abenaki: Sαkóhki) is a river in northeastern New Hampshire and southwestern Maine in the United States.It drains a rural area of 1,703 square miles (4,410 km 2) of forests and farmlands west and southwest of Portland, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean at Saco Bay, 136 miles (219 km) from its source. [1]
The Biddeford–Saco Mills Historic District encompasses the historic mill complex that flanks both sides of the Saco River in Biddeford and Saco, Maine.It covers 38 acres (15 ha) of property adjacent to both cities' downtown areas which has seen industrial uses since the 18th century, and presently contains a collection of well-preserved 19th and early-20th century industrial buildings.
The Saco Historic District encompasses the historic commercial and residential centers of Saco, Maine. Covering more than 100 acres (40 ha) of central Saco, it includes houses from the 18th through 20th centuries, and the main business district along Main Street. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [1]
The Salmon Falls (East) Historic District encompasses a node of rural development in western Buxton, Maine.It includes thirteen historic properties, mainly Greek Revival in character, extending north along Maine State Route 117, north of its junction with Simpson Road, and two on the latter street, that were all built between about 1800 and 1850.
The East Branch of the Saco River is a 13.2-mile-long (21.2 km) [1] river in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Saco River , which flows to the Atlantic Ocean in Maine .
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The Rendezvous Point Burying Ground is a small, 0.25-acre (0.10 ha) cemetery, located in a rural-residential area of southeastern Saco. It is set between Ferry Road and the Saco River on a high point of land which, if less wooded, would provide views of a large bend in the river. It is accessed via a long unpaved road leading south from Ferry Road.