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Situated beside the Atlantic Ocean on the Gulf of Maine, York is a well-known summer resort town. It is home to three 18-hole golf clubs, four sandy beaches, and Mount Agamenticus. From south to north, it is divided into the villages of Bald Head, York Village, York Harbor, York Beach and Cape Neddick. York is part of the Portland metropolitan ...
The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad transports passengers on a scenic tour of the Eastern Promenade. The Eastern Promenade (Eastern Prom) is a historic promenade, 68.2-acre (27.6 ha) public park and recreation area in Portland, Maine. Construction of the Promenade began in 1836 and continued periodically until 1934.
The Portland Head Light, first lit in 1791, is the oldest light in the state and was the first US lighthouse completed after independence from Britain. [2] [3] The last lighthouse in the state, the second Whitlocks Mill Light, was first lit in 1910; it is also the most northerly light in the state and therefore on the US Atlantic Coast. [4]
A Greater Portland Metro bus en route to Westbrook (route number 4) in 2010 Established in 1966, Greater Portland Metro is the state's largest transportation agency. [ 28 ] It has two hubs: one on Elm Street (known as the Metro Pulse) in downtown Portland and one in Westbrook .
The Portland–Lewiston–South Portland Combined Statistical Area is made up of four counties in Maine. The statistical area includes two metropolitan statistical areas . [ 5 ] As of the 2000 Census, the CSA had a population of 591,361 (a July 1, 2009, estimate placed the population at 623,365).
State Route 26 (abbreviated SR 26) is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways. It is a major interregional route running for 95.90 miles (154.34 km) from downtown Portland northwest to the New Hampshire border near Upton, where it connects to New Hampshire Route 26. SR 26 runs in Cumberland, Androscoggin and Oxford Counties.
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The Old Port district is located on the southeastern side of the Portland peninsula, overlooking the wide mouth of the Fore River and the Port of Portland.It is bounded on the east by Franklin Street (U.S. Route 1A), with Commercial Street running southwest along the waterfront, and 19th-century buildings on its north side as far west as Maple Street.