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  • Kennebunkport
    Kennebunkport

    ” The adjoining town of Kennebunk was settled about 1650 and was included in the town of Wells; it was set off and incorporated in 1820. Both Kennebunk and Kennebunkport were busy shipping and shipbuilding centres in the 18th century and are now popular summer resorts. The rocky shores of…

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    ” The adjoining town of Kennebunk was settled about 1650 and was included in the town of Wells; it was set off and incorporated in 1820. Both Kennebunk and Kennebunkport were busy shipping and shipbuilding centres in the 18th century and are now popular summer resorts. The rocky shores of…

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