Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
York County was permanently established in 1639. Several of Maine's earliest colonial settlements are found in the county, which is the state's oldest and one of the oldest in the United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 211,972, [2] making it Maine's second-most populous county.
York, Maine - Wikipedia ... York, Maine
The York Historic District encompasses the historic village center of York, Maine, one of the oldest communities in the state.The expansive 1,700-acre (690 ha) district includes the oldest church in Maine, built by its oldest congregation in 1747, and the Old York Gaol, a National Historic Landmark that is one of the oldest public buildings in the United States.
Location of York County in Maine. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in York County, Maine. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in York County, Maine, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National ...
Kittery, Maine - Wikipedia ... Kittery, Maine
Lighted throughout 24 hours. The Cape Neddick Light is a lighthouse in Cape Neddick, York, Maine. [2][3] In 1874 Congress appropriated $15,000 to build a light station at the "Nubble" and in 1879 construction began. Cape Neddick Light Station was dedicated by the U.S. Lighthouse Service and put into use in 1879. It is still in use today.
The Old York Gaol is a former colonial prison at Lindsay Road and Main Street ( United States Route 1A) in York, Maine. Its oldest portion dating to about 1720, it is one of the oldest prison buildings in the United States, and one of the oldest public buildings in the state of Maine. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1968.
The York Cliffs Historic District is located on Agamenticus Avenue in York, Maine.The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 26, 1984. It encompasses a collection of eight late Victorian summer mansions built as part of an exclusive development by the York Cliffs Company between 1890 and 1902, representing one of the finest such collections remaining on the ...