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3 unusual facts about York Harbor


York Harbor, Maine

The Cliff Walk, an ancient shoreline path lined with beach roses, winds along Eastern Point ledges above the surf.

The western boundary of the CDP is U.S. Route 1, the southern boundary is the York River, and the northern boundary abuts the southern edge of the Cape Neddick CDP, more commonly known as York Beach.

But a rift grew between York Harbor and York Beach further up the coast, which catered to the less affluent.


Maine State Route 103

Route 103 enters the town from the south, crossing the York River, near York Harbor, and ending at U.S. Route 1A.


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Alexander Wilson Drake

He organized the Bartholdi loan association which raised the money to build the pedestal for the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor.

Francis Hopkinson Smith

Smith became a contractor in New York City and did much work for the federal government, including the stone ice-breaker at Bridgeport, Connecticut, the jetties at the mouth of the Connecticut River, the foundation for the Bartholdi Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, the Race Rock Lighthouse (southwest of Fishers Island, New York) and many life-saving stations.

James Monroe Ingalls

He was next stationed successively at Plattsburgh Barracks, and Forts Jefferson and Barrancas, and in July 1880, was assigned to the command of Battery A, Governor's Island, New York Harbor, and thence transferred to San Francisco Harbor, where he served until ordered to Battery G at Fort Munroe 1882.

Lady Liberty

Statue of Liberty, colossal statue in New York harbor sculpted by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi

Max McLean

Born in Panama City, Panama on April 14, 1953, McLean immigrated to the United States when he was four, via New York Harbor and the Statue of Liberty.

Medal of Liberty

David L. Wolper, producer of ABC's television's 1986 Independence Day Weekend media event, came up with the idea to have the President present awards to a select group of naturalized citizens as an essential part of the ceremonial festivities commemorating the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor.

On the obverse of the medal is the bust of Frédéric Bartholdi, facing slightly to the right and holding in his right hand his small bronze sculpture of Lady Liberty, his template for construction of the Statue of Liberty National Monument at the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor.

Paul Barbreau

On 27 May 1922, Paul Barbreau arrived in New York harbor from Marseilles, France aboard the SS France.