Haunted Pool Road then and now in Biddeford history
The article recalls local legends and historic houses along Pool Road and Springs Island in Biddeford. It recounts the Pepperell era and a pumpkin defiance tale, the 1724 Haley tragedy, the Jordan family glass legacy, the Octagon house designed by Orson Fowler, and notes 18th–19th century road conditions and notable residents as the author teases a future, wider survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Pepperell
Louisburg
Haley
Thomas Haley
Benjamin
Thomas
Pool Road
Jordan - Gay
Rishworth Jordan
Biddeford
England
Hill St
George Washington Peirson
Orson Fowler
Fowler
N. W. Kendall
Springs Island
Expendable Bits and a Colonial Inn on Springs Island
Boyle surveys faded notes on Springs Island landmarks led by The Spring House built 1798 by Capt. Seth Spring. The Lafayette House and Capt Moses Bradbury House retain colonial lines amid modern repairs. Also mentions Flame Queen opal and local contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springs Island
Route One
Seth Spring
Lafayette Inn
Spring
Bunker Hill
Marquis de Lafayette
King's Corner
Boston
Portland
Lafayette
Lafayette House
Frank Deering
Deering Lumber Co
Moses Bradbury
Bradbury
Dane Yorke
Biddeford
Albert L. Pearce
McArthur Library
Joint Meeting of Beach Sorority and Sub Debs in Old Orchard
A joint meeting of Sigma Kappa Iota Sorority with the Sub Debs of Saco was hosted by Rosemarie DeAngelis. The groups discussed past activities and a triple joint gathering with the Rockettes scheduled with the Sigma Kappa Iotas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Sigma Kappa Iota Sorority
Saco
Rosemarie DeAngelis
East Grand Avenue
Sigma Kappa Iotas
Pat Michaud
Mari
Subebs
DeAngelis
Feast of Immaculate Conception Masses Planned in Kennebunk Area
Friday marks the Feast of the Immaculate Conception a Holy Day for Catholics with Masses set at St Martha's Kennebunkport 7 30 a m and 7 p m St Monica's Kennebunk 7 30 a m 5 and 6 p m St Mary's Wells Beach 6 p m The report also notes local rainfall and a wedding party gathering at St Martha's Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Martha’s
Kennebunkport
St. Monica’s
Kennebunk
St. Mary’s
Wells Beach
Wells
Stuart E. Miller
Portland
Lloyd Jewett
Ross Road
Ernest Morris
High Street
Albert Oliveira
Stephen Gardella
Gertrude Ashton
Fall River
Mass
Frank Kingsley
Swansea
John Kershaw
Dartmouth
Morris
Barbara Morris
Neil Townsend
Biddeford
St. Martha’s Church
Kennebughport
Mrs. Morris
Guy Sirois
Cynthia Berdeen
Fletcher Street
Massachusetts
Juniper St
Ipswich
Kennebunk Beach
From These Nuisances, Deliver the Common Man
A terse public-sounding note laments nuisances and calls for action by the common man. It references a date and time phrase “nae Ady Tues Pms Dec 5” with an urgent tone and unclear specifics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Riviera
Playboy Magazine
National Geographic
Also Mentioned on This Page
Captain Jordan
Robert H. Gay
Helen Marr
Hill Street
The
Biddeford-Saco
Biddeford-Saco Journal
Boyle
Hal Boyle
E Teen
Wiseacres
Nomics
Sweonen
Main St
Neptune City
N.J
Ravi Shankar
India
George Harrison
Main Street
CSL
Benrus
Maine
New England
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