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Old Orchard Beach (Me.)

LC control no.n 82036211
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Geographic headingOld Orchard Beach (Me.)
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Geographic subdivision usageMaine--Old Orchard Beach
Variant(s)Old Orchard Beach, Me.
Old Orchard (Me.)
Old Orchard Beach (Me. : Town)
Town of Old Orchard Beach (Me.)
Township of Old Orchard Beach (Me.)
Beginning date1929-07-13
Associated placeYork County (Me.)
Found inNelson (L. H.) Company, Portland, Me. Old Orchard and vicinity, c1906.
Rand McNally comm. atlas, 1980 (Old Orchard Beach, Town, in York Co., urban area coextensive with Town)
GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 43°31ʹ02ʺN 070°22ʹ39ʺW)
Attwood, S.B. Length and breadth of Maine, 1946 p. 212 (Old Orchard Beach; Town; York County; prev. designations: see Saco; settled 1631; set off from Saco and incorp. Feb. 20, 1883 the 447th town, as Old Orchard; name changed to Old Orchard Beach July 13, 1929 under Act of Mar. 23, 1929; part of Saco annexed Apr. 16, 1927)
GNIS website, viewed Oct. 27, 2015 (Town of Old Orchard Beach; civil jurisdiction in York County, Me.; variant name: Old Orchard Beach Township; map: 433022N 0702025W Prouts Neck; and 3 other maps)
English Wikipedia website, viewed Oct. 27, 2015 (Old Orchard Beach is a town and census-designated place (CDP) in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 8,624 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland--South Portland--Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area)
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