Rural York County

Rural York County, with its charming historic towns and villages, has long been one of the most delightful areas of Maine.

While tourists from the nineteenth century onward sought out the high life that made Maine's coastal areas so famous, the residents of the more peaceful, pristine countryside kept the serenity of their backyard a secret.

The fascinating selection of images that make up this visual history have been carefully selected as a journey into the past, a journey from Kittery up thecoast to Saco; through the Berwicks and Lebanon; toAlfred and Springvale, and Sanford close by; aroundActon, Shapleigh, Newfield, and Waterboro; then on toParsonsfield, Porter, Kezar Falls, and Cornish.