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York, Maine History, Genealogy and Trivia

The Old Gaol in York, built in 1719, is one of the oldest English public buildings surviving in North America.


The oldest pile bridge in America is in York, built in 1761.


In 1861, York resident William B. Bradbury wrote the melody for the hymn "Jesus Loves Me."


Sarah Sayward Keating Wood, of York, (early nineteenth century) is considered America's first female novelist.


Georgia O'Keefe painted at Maine's York Beach during the 1920's.


York artist Beverly Hallam is best known for her floral paintings.


Kathy Calo, of York, won the women's javelin throw at the 1979 Junior AAU Olympics.


The average temperature of the Atlantic Ocean off York Beach is just under sixty degrees Fehrenheit.


The town may well be named after either 1)the Duke of York-as New York was or 2)after the city in England-where I spent most of my adult life. - Neil Jones


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