Old York Beach

by John D. Bardwell

Book Overview

Visit the idyllic seashore community of York Beach, ME with these family photos of both early vacationers and locals

Prior to 1860, York, Maine was simply a small coastal fishing and farming community . After the Civil War the beauty of this area began to attract summer visitors, and by the 1880s large summer hotels and private cottages began to line the beaches and bluffs. Thus the idyllic seashore community of York Beach was created...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738512621
• ISBN13: 9780738512624
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"