Near this spot are interred the remains of the victims
Of one of the worst massacres of colonial days.
On Candlemas day 1691-2,
In the dawn of a January morning, Abenaki Indians
Attacked the settlement of York,
Burning the houses and . . . — — Map (db m313526) HM
Dave Hilton was born at York hospital, the son of Janet and Alva Hilton. Dave’s father was a firefighter/mechanic for the Ogunquit Fire Department and was from Moody, Maine. His mother grew up in Cape Neddick where her parents ran a country . . . — — Map (db m266230) HM
Hartley W. Mason was born in Portland, New Hampshire in 1844. He had a vision for the land on which you stand.
In the words of Hartley Mason’s last Will and testament, the Martley Mason Reservation was to be a “pleasure ground forever.” The Will . . . — — Map (db m250613) HM
Hartley Mason was a man of industry and vision who was said to resemble his ancestor, John Mason. In 1621, John Mason and Sir Fernando Gorges secured the patent rights of development of the Piscataqua region from King James I and Charles I of . . . — — Map (db m250741) HM
During the first half of the twentieth century the triangle created by the intersection of York Street and Long Sands Road was a busy village center where people came for their groceries, sundries, and hardware.
There were taverns, a barber . . . — — Map (db m116000) HM
The documented origin of the land compromising the York Harbor Inn complex dates to October 9, 1762 when at his death Abiel Goodwin willed the land on which the Inn sits today to Mary Goodwin. For the next 139 years this land was owned by one . . . — — Map (db m253024) HM
The Importance of Natural Coast Barriers
The changing environmental conditions are predicted to raise sea levels, waves, and winds over the next 100 years. Coastal sand dunes are a fragile, yet, dynamic resource and are a natural defense . . . — — Map (db m263417) HM
The Marshall House
Nathanial Marshall, an Early Life of Tragedy
The first Marshall House was built by Nathanial G. Marshall in 1871. Nathanial was born in 1812, the son of John and Eunice Marshall. His early life was one of tragedy. . . . — — Map (db m253600) HM
The Maine Forest service erected Mount Hope Fire tower in 1962 after being moved from Sabattus, Maine.
The tower was a replacement for a wooden tower on Ridley Hill in Springvale. The state had lost its lease on Ridley Hill and because of the . . . — — Map (db m261063) HM
Erected in 1879 by the United States Light House Service to protect mariners from the "Savage Rock."
Sohier Park
William Davies Sohier
1858-1938
Mr. Sohier generously donated this site of four acres to the York Beach Village Corporation . . . — — Map (db m55593) HM
In 1916 the towns of Alfred, Limerick, Shapleigh, and Westboro appropriated $50.00 each for the purpose of erecting a lookout station at Ossipee Mountain with a like amount appropriated by the Federal Government. This move seemed assured but the . . . — — Map (db m264487) HM
Near this spot a group known as the Redshirts has assembled for York’s annual Firemen’s Parade every August since 1929. Officially they are the Volunteer Veteran Fireman’s Association of York, Maine. In fact, members are neither veteran firemen . . . — — Map (db m253930) HM
Marker 1:
Local folklore recounts the story of St. Aspinquid, as an Algonquin leader who converted to Christianity and preached for peace between European settlers and native tribes during the conflicts of the 17th century. Over the years, oral . . . — — Map (db m250505) HM
You are standing in a place with a magnificent view of the entrance to York Harbor and the Atlantic Ocean. Off to the right is the Stage Neck Inn. Slightly more to the right is the site of the original Marshall Hotel now occupied by the Stage Neck . . . — — Map (db m256030) HM
