Kennebunk is a town in
York County,
Maine
Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...
, United States. The population was 11,536 at the
2020 census (The population does not include
Kennebunkport
Kennebunkport is a resort town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,629 people at the 2020 census. It is part of the Portland– South Portland–Biddeford metropolitan statistical area.
The town center, the area ...
, a separate town). Kennebunk is home to several beaches, the
Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge
The Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge made up of several parcels of land along of Maine's southern coast. Created in 1966, it is named for environmentalist and author Rachel Carson, whose book ''Silent Spring'' ...
, the 1799 Kennebunk Inn, many historic shipbuilders' homes, the
Brick Store Museum
The Brick Store Museum, located at 117 Main Street in the town of Kennebunk, Maine, is one of only a few museums that opened during the Great Depression in the United States. It focuses on preserving the heritage of the Kennebunks through its col ...
and the
Nature Conservancy
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Founded in 1951, The Natu ...
Kennebunk Plains (known locally as the Blueberry Plains), with 1,500 acres (6 km) of nature trails and
blueberry
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fields. The municipality includes the constituent villages of Kennebunk Village (Town), the Lower Village (Lower Kennebunk), Kennebunk Landing (the Landing), Bartlett Mills, West Kennebunk, Kennebunk Beach, Lords Point, Coopers Corner Crossing, Sea Roads Crossing, Webahennet Grove, and Vinegarhill, Cheshire Commons, Kennebunk Meadows, and various newer neighborhoods.
History
First settled in 1621, the town developed as a
trading
Trade involves the transfer of goods and services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money. Economists refer to a system or network that allows trade as a market.
An early form of trade, barter, saw the direct exchan ...
and, later,
shipbuilding
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and
shipping
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center with light manufacturing. It was part of the town of
Wells
Wells most commonly refers to:
* Wells, Somerset, a cathedral city in Somerset, England
* Well, an excavation or structure created in the ground
* Wells (name)
Wells may also refer to:
Places Canada
*Wells, British Columbia
England
* Wells ...
and
Arundel
Arundel ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Arun District of the South Downs, West Sussex, England.
The much-conserved town has a medieval castle and Roman Catholic cathedral. Arundel has a museum and comes second behind much large ...
until 1820, when it incorporated as a separate town. "Kennebunk, the only village in the world so named," was featured on a large locally famous sign attached to the Kesslen Shoe Mill on Route One. To the
Abenaki
The Abenaki (Abenaki: ''Wαpánahki'') are an Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands of Canada and the United States. They are an Algonquian-speaking people and part of the Wabanaki Confederacy. The Eastern Abenaki language was predom ...
peoples
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, Kennebunk means "the long cut bank," presumably the long bank behind Kennebunk Beach. Kennebunk's
coastline
The coast, also known as the coastline or seashore, is defined as the area where land meets the ocean, or as a line that forms the boundary between the land and the coastline. The Earth has around of coastline. Coasts are important zones in n ...
is divided into three major sections: Mother's Beach; Middle Beach or Rocky Beach; and Gooch's Beach or Long Beach. Separate from Kennebunk Beach is secluded Parson's Beach, a quiet alternative to the summer crowds. Note there is some local controversy regarding the "Mother's Beach" moniker, (nickname). According to many local residents, the smaller of the three main beaches—at the intersection of Beach Ave and Ridge Ave—is officially Kennebunk Beach or, alternatively, Boothby Beach. The term Boothby beach was from the mid-1730s when a Mabel Littlefield married Richard Boothby and settled on land near what came to be known as Boothby Beach. The information about the Boothbys was taken from "Old News From Southern Maine" article on Mable and Richard Boothby, by Sharon Cummins. Many natives today may not remember it being called Boothby Beach and over the years the beach came to be known as Kennebunk Beach or Mothers Beach. Older residents also recall the name Dipsy Bath Beach, a reference to the baths once located there. The term Mother's Beach didn't come into widespread use until the mid 1980s; Although other native residents will dispute that date and say they remember it being called "Mothers Beach" as far back as the late 1950s. The name likely evolved due to its small size and generally calmer water, due to the rocks under and above the ocean, thus making it a natural made harbor of refuge that is safer for swimming and which makes it popular with mothers keeping a watchful eye on their progeny, (children). The name is clearly descriptive rather than official, in spite of the recent installation of road signs pointing the way to "Mother's Beach".
Contradicting the above beach naming is the Town's website listing "Permits are valid for Gooch’s Beach, Kennebunk Beach (Middle Beach) and Mother’s Beach." Additionally without public parking access both Libbys and Crescent beaches are in Kennebunk between Parson's beach and Mother's beach.
In the 19th century and early 20th century, many industrial concerns were attracted to Mousam River at Kennebunk to provide motive force for their mills. Among the firms to do business there were the
Kennebunk Manufacturing Company Kennebunk Manufacturing Company
The Kennebunk Manufacturing Company made cases, boxes, valises, grips, and trunks from 1893 to 1906 in Kennebunk, Maine and from 1906 to 1936 in Milton, New Hampshire.
History
The Kennebunk Manufacturing Company ( ...
, the Mousam Manufacturing Company, the
Leatheroid
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Manufacturer
Leatheroid was made by the Leatheroid Manufac ...
Company and the Rogers Fibre Company.
The town is a popular summer
tourist
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destination. Kennebunk contains fine examples of early
architecture
Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing building ...
, the most noted of which is the
Wedding Cake House, a
Federal-style
Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the newly founded United States between 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815, which was heavily based on the works of Andrea Palladio with several inn ...
dwelling extensively decorated with
scroll saw
A scroll saw is a small electric or pedal-operated saw used to cut intricate curves in wood, metal, or other materials. The fineness of its blade allows it to cut more delicately than a power jigsaw, and more easily than a hand coping saw or fr ...
Gothic
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People and languages
*Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes
**Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths
**Crimean Gothic, the Gothic language spoken b ...
trim. This was added to the house for his wife of many years by George Washington Bourne late in his life, and not as legend has it by a ship captain for a young bride lost at sea. Local economy is tourism based. The headquarters for the natural health-care product manufacturer
Tom's of Maine
Tom's of Maine is a brand name and manufacturing company of natural personal care products. Tom's of Maine has been a majority-owned subsidiary of Colgate-Palmolive since 2006. The company's products are sourced and derived from nature, with form ...
is located in Kennebunk. The town's archives are located at the local history and art center, the
Brick Store Museum
The Brick Store Museum, located at 117 Main Street in the town of Kennebunk, Maine, is one of only a few museums that opened during the Great Depression in the United States. It focuses on preserving the heritage of the Kennebunks through its col ...
, on Main Street. Many residents commute to
Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
,
New Hampshire
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, and
.
The Lafayette
Elm
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was a tree which was planted to commemorate
General Lafayette
Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette (6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), known in the United States as Lafayette (, ), was a French aristocrat, freemason and military officer who fought in the American Revolutio ...
's 1825 visit to Kennebunk. It became famous for its age, size, and survival of the
Dutch elm disease
Dutch elm disease (DED) is caused by a member of the sac fungi (Ascomycota) affecting elm trees, and is spread by elm bark beetles. Although believed to be originally native to Asia, the disease was accidentally introduced into Americas, America ...
that destroyed the hundreds of the other elms that once lined Kennebunk's streets. The elm is featured on the town seal. The restored Kesslen Shoe Mill has been renamed the Lafayette Center. Kennebunk is home to two of the state's oldest banks—Ocean Bank (1854) and
Kennebunk Savings Bank (1871). Only Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution (1827) and Bangor Savings Bank (1852) are older. Summer Street was Maine's first
Historic District
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...
that was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
.
File:AWikiElmA.jpg, The Lafayette Elm
File:View of Kennebunk Beach, ME.jpg, Kennebunk Beach in 1905
File:Old Storer Mansion, Kennebunk, ME.jpg, Storer Mansion in 1909
File:Lexington Elms, Kennebunk, ME.jpg, Lexington elms in 1908
Geography
![Gooch's Beach, Kennebunkport IMG 2273 FRD](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Gooch%27s_Beach%2C_Kennebunkport_IMG_2273_FRD.jpg)
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water.
Kennebunk is drained by the
Kennebunk River
The Kennebunk River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed June 30, 2011 river in York County, Maine
Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern reg ...
and
Mousam River
The Mousam River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 30, 2011 river in York County, Maine, United States. Its primary source is Mousam Lake, located between the to ...
.
Transportation links are:
*
Interstate 95
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*
U.S. 1
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which goes through the center of Kennebunk and is part of the main street.
*
Route 9A
*
Route 35
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Trade name, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national Passenger train, passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous United Stat ...
also goes through Kennebunk, but does not have a station stop. The closest Amtrak station to Kennebunk is in
Wells
Wells most commonly refers to:
* Wells, Somerset, a cathedral city in Somerset, England
* Well, an excavation or structure created in the ground
* Wells (name)
Wells may also refer to:
Places Canada
*Wells, British Columbia
England
* Wells ...
, towards
Boston
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
, and
Saco, towards
Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
.
Adjacent municipalities
*
Arundel, Maine
Arundel is a town in York County, Maine, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 4,264. It is part of the Portland– South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Municipality of Arundel includes the ...
(north)
*
Kennebunkport, Maine
Kennebunkport is a resort town in York County, Maine, York County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,629 people at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It is part of the Portland, Maine, Portland–South Portland, Maine, Sout ...
(north)
*
Wells, Maine
Wells is a resort town in York County, Maine, United States. Founded in 1643, it is the third-oldest town in Maine. The population was 11,314 at the 2020 census. Wells Beach is a popular summer destination.
History
The Abenaki Indians calle ...
(south)
*
Sanford, Maine
Sanford is a city in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 21,982 in the 2020 census, making it the seventh largest municipality in the state. Situated on the Mousam River, Sanford includes the village of Springvale. The city ...
(west)
*
Alfred, Maine
Alfred is a town in York County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 3,073. Alfred is the seat of York County and home to part of the Massabesic Experimental Forest. National Register of Historic Places has two l ...
(west)
*
Lyman, Maine
Lyman is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,525 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Portland– South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area. Lyman, together with Alfred, is home to Massabesic ...
(northwest)
Demographics
2010 census
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 10,798 people, 4,689 households, and 2,966 families living in the town. The
population density
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was . There were 5,906 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 96.9%
White
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, 0.00%
African American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...
, 0.2%
Native American, 1.0%
Asian
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* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.3% from
other races, and 1.1% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 1.0% of the population.
There were 4,689 households, of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.7% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.85.
The median age in the town was 48.2 years. 20.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.7% were from 25 to 44; 33.4% were from 45 to 64, and 21.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 46.5% male and 53.5% female.
2000 census
At the 2000
census
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,
there were 10,476 people, 4,229 households and 2,901 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 4,985 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.04%
White
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, 0.18%
Black
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or
African American
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, 0.11%
Native American, 0.85%
Asian
Asian may refer to:
* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.01%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.18% from
other races, and 0.62% from two or more races.
Hispanic
The term ''Hispanic'' ( es, hispano) refers to people, Spanish culture, cultures, or countries related to Spain, the Spanish language, or Hispanidad.
The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 0.51% of the population.
There were 4,229 households, of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.97.
![Perkins Farm, West Kennebunk, ME](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Perkins_Farm%2C_West_Kennebunk%2C_ME.jpg)
Age distribution was 25.6% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.1 males.
The
median household income
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was $50,914, and the median family income was $59,712. Males had a median income of $42,417 versus $25,788 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the town was $26,181. About 2.9% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those aged 65 or over.
Sites of interest
*
Brick Store Museum
The Brick Store Museum, located at 117 Main Street in the town of Kennebunk, Maine, is one of only a few museums that opened during the Great Depression in the United States. It focuses on preserving the heritage of the Kennebunks through its col ...
*
Wedding Cake House
Education
Kennebunk, along with neighboring Kennebunkport and Arundel, form Regional School District 21. The schools in RSU 21 are Consolidated School, Kennebunk Elementary School, Mildred L. Day School, Sea Road School, Middle School of the Kennebunks, and Kennebunk High School. The Middle School of the Kennebunks is part of Maine's project that gives laptops to all of the 6th, 7th and 8th graders in the school called MLTI, or Maine Learning Technology Initiative.
In 2000, a group of students teamed up with parents and local community members to foun
The New School a small alternative high school, with students coming from as close as Kennebunk and
Wells
Wells most commonly refers to:
* Wells, Somerset, a cathedral city in Somerset, England
* Well, an excavation or structure created in the ground
* Wells (name)
Wells may also refer to:
Places Canada
*Wells, British Columbia
England
* Wells ...
and as far away as
Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
and
Somersworth. The school is accredited by the State of Maine and the first group of students graduated in June 2001. The New School has a focus on community-based learning.
Notable people
![Troops Kennebunk Maine circa 1918](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Troops_Kennebunk_Maine_circa_1918.jpg)
*
Kate Chappell
Kate Cheney Chappell (born 1942) is an American businesswoman, artist, and manufacturer. She co-founded personal-care product manufacturer Tom's of Maine in 1970 as well as wool clothing manufacturer Ramblers Way in 2010 with her husband Tom ...
, businesswoman
*
Tom Chappell
Thomas Matthew Chappell (born 1943) is an American businessman and manufacturer who co-founded Tom's of Maine in 1970, and Ramblers Way, a wool clothing company, with his wife, artist Kate Chappell.
Chappell graduated from the Moses Brown School ...
, businessman
*
Eunice Hale Waite Cobb
Eunice Hale Cobb (, Waite; January 27, 1803 – May 2, 1880) was an American writer, public speaker, and activist. She was born in Kennebunk, Maine in 1803 and she married Rev. Sylvanus Cobb in Hallowell, Maine in 1822. She was a devoted and effic ...
, writer, public speaker, activist
*
Jack Coombs, baseball player who grew up in Kennebunk
Jack Coombs at SABR Baseball Biography Project
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* Joseph Dane
Joseph Dane (October 25, 1778May 1, 1858) was a United States representative from Maine, serving from 1820 to 1823.
Biography
Dane was born in Beverly, Massachusetts, on October 25, 1778. He received his early education in Beverly, attended Phi ...
, US congressman
* Turney Duff
Turney Duff (born 1969) is an American businessman, author, and former trader. He is known for his book, ''The Buy Side''.
Biography
Duff was born in Cleveland, Ohio and then moved to Kennebunk, Maine. He received his early education from the K ...
, author and businessperson
* Judith Hunt, illustrator
* Hugh McCulloch
Hugh McCulloch (December 7, 1808 – May 24, 1895) was an American financier who played a central role in financing the American Civil War. He served two non-consecutive terms as U.S. Treasury Secretary under three presidents. He was originally ...
, secretary of the U.S. Treasury
* Brooke McEldowney
Brooke McEldowney is a writer and musician, known as the creator of the comics ''9 Chickweed Lane'' and '' Pibgorn''.
Life
McEldowney was born in Charleston, West Virginia, and grew up in Florida. As a child he regularly drew and made music. He st ...
, cartoonist
* Bruce McMillan
Bruce McMillan (May 10, 1947- ) is a contemporary American author of children books, photo-illustrator and watercolor artist living in Shapleigh, Maine. Born in Massachusetts, he grew up in Bangor, and Kennebunk, Maine. He received a degree in b ...
, children's book author, photo-illustrator, and watercolor artist
* Thomas W. Murphy Jr. Thomas W. Murphy Jr. (born October 29, 1942) was an American schoolteacher, newspaper publisher and politician from Maine. Murphy, a Republican, served eight terms (1981-1988; 1997-2004) in the Maine House of Representatives. During his time in the ...
, eight-term State Representative and chair of the Maine Republican Party
* Edmund S. Muskie
Edmund Sixtus Muskie (March 28, 1914March 26, 1996) was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 58th United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter, a United States Senator from Maine from 1959 to 1980, the 6 ...
, U.S. Senator and 58th U.S. Secretary of State, summer resident of Kennebunk Beach
* Erik Nedeau, runner
* Jeff Olson, musician
* Kenneth Roberts, author
* Clement Storer, US congressman and senator
* Pinkerton Thugs
The Pinkerton Thugs are a punk band from Kennebunk, Maine.
History
The band has been together since July 1994 under a number of different names but officially became the Pinkerton Thugs in March 1996 (taking their name from the infamous Pinker ...
, musicians
* Mary Alice Willcox, zoologist
References
External links
"Kennebunk, Maine History" (1996) by Joyce Butler at University of Maine, Maine Town Documents. 394.)
Town of Kennebunk, Maine
Kennebunk Free Library
MSAD 71
The New School
History and old maps of Kennebunk Maine
Epodunk Town Profile
Maine Genealogy: Kennebunk, York County, Maine
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