History of Old Orchard Beach, Maine
Old Orchard Beach in state of Maine]]
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|subdivision_name1 = Maine
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = York Country, Maine
|established_title = Settled
|established_date = 1653
|established_title2 = Incorporated
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|leader_title1 = Town landscaper
|leader_name1 = Jim barry
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|LandArea_sq_mi = 7.4
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|population_as_of = 2000
|settlement_type = New England town|Town
|population_total = 8856
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|timezone = Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern
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|website = www.oobmaine.com
|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 79795
|area_code = Area code 207
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Image:DSCN3998 oldorchardbeachpier e.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Pier at Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach is a New England town | town in York County, Maine|York County, Maine, United States. The population was 8,856 at the 2000 census. Located on the inner side of Saco Bay (Maine)|Saco Bay on the Atlantic Ocean, the town is a popular summer beach destination, with an amusement park called Palace Playland (including a large seaside ferris wheel). The downtown contains many tourist-oriented businesses, including clam shacks and t-shirt shops. A wooden pier on the beach contains many other tourist business, including a variety of souvenir shops. The seven mile long beach stretching away from the downtown is lined with many beach residential properties, condominiums, motels and bed and breakfasts.
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