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The Ocean Park Historic Buildings are a group of four religious community structures in the center of the Ocean Park area of Old Orchard Beach, Maine. Also known as Temple Square, they form the heart of the summer camp meeting established in 1881. The buildings include The Temple, one of the only octagonal church buildings in the state.
Old Orchard Beach is a resort town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 8,960 at the 2020 census . [ 3 ] It is part of the Portland − South Portland − Biddeford , Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Palace Playland is a seasonal amusement park located in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. It has operated on the same site since 1902. It has operated on the same site since 1902. Former Galaxi roller coaster at Palace Playland (2017)
Oct. 2—For generations, thousands of tourists have flocked to Old Orchard Beach each summer to stay in rented cottages and homes for their seaside vacations. But one town leader says the growing ...
Ocean Park is a village in the town of Old Orchard Beach in York County, Maine, United States. A historic family style summer community affiliated with the Free Will Baptists, the community is located in southern Old Orchard Beach on Saco Bay. Rooted in the Chautauqua tradition, it is occasionally referred to as "Chautauqua-by-the-Sea."
In 2005, Old Orchard Beach considered selling the 50-acre (200,000 m 2) site that held the ballpark, as well as the 25-acre (100,000 m 2) site that included Old Orchard Beach High School's athletic fields. Then Town Manager Jim Thomas speculated at the time that the site could be sold for $2.5 million and generate $1 million per-year in ...
The Temple is a historic octagon-shaped Baptist church building on Temple Avenue in the Ocean Park area of Old Orchard Beach, Maine. Built in 1881, it is the centerpiece of the summer camp meeting established in 1880 by Free Will Baptists led by Bates College President Oren Cheney. It is the only known octagonal religious structure in use in ...
Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Transit (or BSOOB) is the primary public transportation provider in the communities of Southern Maine in York County. The services encompass fixed bus routes in Biddeford , Saco , Scarborough and Old Orchard Beach , as well as an express commuter bus service operating between Biddeford-Saco and Portland . [ 1 ]