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
Incorporated 1636 by Grant from King Charles I
of England to Sir Fernando y Georges. York
County Courthouse originally built in 1806 and
contains the oldest continuous records of Court
in the United States.
Erected and Dedicated autumn 1988 . . . — — Map (db m276180) 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
This three-story federal home was built in 1812 for John Usher Parsons and his bride Susanna Savary. Mr. Parsons died soon after in 1815. The home was then purchased in 1815. The home was then purchased in 1816 by Daniel Sewall, . . . — — Map (db m186318) HM
James Sullivan was born in Berwick, Maine in 1744 and came to Biddeford in 1769. Around 1770, he built a two-room house at the corner of Main and Hill Streets and in 1774, his enlarged house became one of the best in the village. He . . . — — Map (db m186153) 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
As the May 5, 1862, Battle of Williamsburg raged along the Bloody Ravine and in front of Fort Magruder, the Union commander sought to turn the flank of the Confederate defenses. Gen. Joseph Hooker was convinced that the right flank was unoccupied . . . — — Map (db m77991) HM
Rice Public Library opened on 5 November 1888.
The institution’s first trustees included former New Hampshire Gov. Ichabod Goodwin, who was married to Arabella’s cousin Sarah Parker Rice.
Their mansion is one of the celebrated landmarks of . . . — — Map (db m107005) HM
After glaciers retreated from our region 6,000 years ago, Native Americans settling along the coast flourished on its rich resources. When Europeans arrived about 400 years ago and began establishing settlements, they also favored coastal . . . — — Map (db m186467) HM
Founded in 1866 as the York Institute, the Saco Museum is one of the oldest museums in Maine. The Institutes mandate was "to promote the study of Natural Hitory; to encourage Science and Art; also to collect and preserve whatever relates to the . . . — — Map (db m186215) 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
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The Colonial River Road
After centuries of use by native people and the colonists of New Kent County, the road along the Pamunkey River was extended past the tobacco ports of Newcastle and Page’s Warehouse (later . . . — — Map (db m53801) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
