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1956 Map of Old Orchard Beach

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Old Orchard Beach
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The coastal tourism and regional industry of York County are well-defined in this mid-century survey. Old Orchard Beach serves as the focal point, showing the dense development around the Campground Tabernacle and Ocean Park south of the Boston and Maine Railroad. Further inland, the landscape transitions from the developed streets of Saco and the Thornton Academy campus to the more open marshes and woods of The Heath and Foxwell.

Transportation networks including the Maine Central Railroad and numerous local routes like Old Blue Point Road connect historical hubs like Dunstan and West Scarborough. Notable local landmarks such as the Beech Ridge Speedway and the Drive-in Theater west of Milliken Mills illustrate the era's recreational culture. Waterways like the Nonesuch River and Goosefare Brook dominate the northern and central drainage, while the southern edge follows the Saco River out toward Saco Bay.