Lost York County

Lost York County

By Steven Burr

$21.99

Publication Date: 1st April 2009

On October 17, 1947, a fire started near Newfield. It grew quickly and moved east, destroying Goose Rocks Beach, Fortune's Rock and parts of Cape Porpoise. Thousands of historic buildings perished. The 1947 blaze was unique in the scope of its devastation, but fire has claimed countless York County landmarks over the years. Development projects, neglect and weather have doomed many more. Lost York County presents rare photos of many of these buildings, preserving the visual record of lost town halls, churches, schools, homes and hotels, from Kittery to Biddeford. In this collection of many nev... Read More
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    On October 17, 1947, a fire started near Newfield. It grew quickly and moved east, destroying Goose Rocks Beach, Fortune's Rock and parts of Cape Porpoise. Thousands of historic buildings perished. The 1947 blaze was unique in the scope of its devastation, but fire has claimed countless York County landmarks over the years. Development projects, neglect and weather have doomed many more. Lost York County presents rare photos of many of these buildings, preserving the visual record of lost town halls, churches, schools, homes and hotels, from Kittery to Biddeford. In this collection of many nev... Read More
      Description
      On October 17, 1947, a fire started near Newfield. It grew quickly and moved east, destroying Goose Rocks Beach, Fortune's Rock and parts of Cape Porpoise. Thousands of historic buildings perished. The 1947 blaze was unique in the scope of its devastation, but fire has claimed countless York County landmarks over the years. Development projects, neglect and weather have doomed many more. Lost York County presents rare photos of many of these buildings, preserving the visual record of lost town halls, churches, schools, homes and hotels, from Kittery to Biddeford. In this collection of many never-before-seen images, Steven Burr offers a tribute to places and memories seized by time.
      Details
      • Pages: 128
      • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
      • Imprint: The History Press
      • Series: Lost
      • Publication Date: 1st April 2009
      • State: Maine
      • Illustration Note: Black and White
      • ISBN: 9781596295513
      • Format: Paperback
      • BISACs:
        PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
        TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
        PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
        HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
      Author Bio
      Steven Burr, a Maine native born in Kennebunk, has researched York County history for over 20 years. A former Church Historian at First Parish Church, Kennebunk's oldest church, he has been collecting historic images for several years. He is the author of Arcadia's The Kennebunks in Season (2005).
      On October 17, 1947, a fire started near Newfield. It grew quickly and moved east, destroying Goose Rocks Beach, Fortune's Rock and parts of Cape Porpoise. Thousands of historic buildings perished. The 1947 blaze was unique in the scope of its devastation, but fire has claimed countless York County landmarks over the years. Development projects, neglect and weather have doomed many more. Lost York County presents rare photos of many of these buildings, preserving the visual record of lost town halls, churches, schools, homes and hotels, from Kittery to Biddeford. In this collection of many never-before-seen images, Steven Burr offers a tribute to places and memories seized by time.
      • Pages: 128
      • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
      • Imprint: The History Press
      • Series: Lost
      • Publication Date: 1st April 2009
      • State: Maine
      • Illustrations Note: Black and White
      • ISBN: 9781596295513
      • Format: Paperback
      • BISACs:
        PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
        TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
        PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
        HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
      Steven Burr, a Maine native born in Kennebunk, has researched York County history for over 20 years. A former Church Historian at First Parish Church, Kennebunk's oldest church, he has been collecting historic images for several years. He is the author of Arcadia's The Kennebunks in Season (2005).

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