Ogunquit, Maine

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York County

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Ogunquit is a town in York County ( Maine) in the United States. In 2010 she was one of 892 inhabitants. With the motto, " Beautiful Place by the Sea " Ogunquit is a popular summer resort with an above average concentration of gay and lesbian guests. Ogunquit is a part of the metropolitan area of ​​Portland.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.1 km ², of which 10.6 km ² of land and 0.5 km ² omitted ( = 4.43 %) to water. The place is located directly on the Atlantic Ocean. The U.S. Highway 1 as Main Street in the north-south direction through the city. A little further away from the coast runs the toll Maine Turnpike ( Interstate 95).

The North Ogunquits and its surroundings are drained by the Ogunquit River. In the south of the urban area of the Josias River flows.

History

Ogunquit, whose name means in the language of the Abenaki Native as " coastal lagoon " was first a settlement within the borough limits of Wells, which was settled in 1641. The first sawmill was built in 1686 and operated along the influenced by tides Ogunquit River. Shipbuilding. Apart from schooners and brigs built local shipbuilders the famous " Ogunquit dory ."

In the area that was then called Fish Cove, near the not navigable Josias River, fishing was the main source of income. However, the bay was not protected by headlands or breakwater from Atlantic storms, so fishermen had to protect their boats by wearing it every night on shore. In order to create a safe anchorage, they formed the Fish Cove Harbor Association, and dug a channel on land to the connect Fish Cove Josias River. When the digging was done, came a sea water and the erosion helped to widen the passage. The influence of the tide pool, which resulted from it, was named Perkins Cove. A hand-operated drawbridge for pedestrians spans the mouth of the basin, which is one of the most photographed attractions of the State of Maine. Because of its approximately five km long, formed of white sand beach and dunes, which form a barrier peninsula, which in turn is connected to the mainland by a bridge built in 1888 over the Ogunquit River, the old village was discovered by artists. It was a popular artist colony and tourist destination. Especially after 1898, when the Ogunquit Art Colony was founded, it was not unusual to see artists and fishermen, as they carried out their respective professions around Perkins Cove. To accommodate the number of visitors in the summer, some great on the lakes were built. Ogunquit is also responsible for his trail, which bears the name " Marginal Way ", is known. This extends approximately two and a half miles along the rocky coast from the south Perkins Cove, a tourist shopping area, up to Ogunquit Beach, close to the town center and is scenic ..

Today, Ogunquit is a popular holiday resort. He obtained in 1980 the independence of Wells. Visitors come from a great distance, some even from Canada.

Cultural places & museums

  • Historical Society of Wells and Ogunquit (1862 ) ( Wells )
  • Ogunquit Museum of American Art
  • Ogunquit Playhouse
  • Captain James Winn House ( c. 1785 )

Well-known residents

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