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Copyright, 
 
 1892, 
 
 H. W. STAPLES. 
 
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OLD ORCHARD HOUSE, ----- OLD ORCH.\RD, MAINE. 
 E. C. STAPLES, Pkoi'rietor. 
 
Old Orchard Beach 
 
 XTENDING East from the Saco River along the shores of Saco Bay is Old 
 (Orchard Beach, the longest and widest solid sand beach on the Atlantic coast. ' 
 It is seven miles long and thirty rods wide, making a natural driving course and 
 promenade, which in summer is thronged with vehicles and pedestrians. As the ^ 
 beach is hard and smooth, and the ocean free from treacherous under currents ?! 
 surf bathing here is free from danger, — even children can bathe in safety. | 
 From the earliest history of the country. Old Orchard has been favorabh 
 known as a health resort; and, since 1840, when it was opened to the public by th( 
 establishment of the Old Orchard House, it has annually increased in public popularity,»J 
 and records among its patrons the most distinguished names on this continent. 
 
OFFICE OF OLD ORCHARD HOUSE, 
 
 OLD ORCHARD BEACH, iMAINE. 
 
THE OLD ORCHARD HOUSE. 
 
 rn H E present spacious Old Orchard House was erected in 1876. It has ample accom- 
 [ modations for five hundred guests, and is fitted with all modern inventions for their 
 convenience and comfort. E. C. Staples and family, the proprietors and managers, have 
 been identified with the hotel interests of Old Orchard for more than half a century. 
 
 This House stands upon an eminence about fifty rods from the ocean, to which leads 
 a broad plank promenade. It overlooks the bay bordered by beach and studded by green 
 islands, and the surrounding country of forests, fields and fiourishing farms. From the 
 eastern piazza the view is especially grand and impressive. From the wave -beaten beach 
 the blue ocean broadens out till in the dissolving distance it mellows into sky. Before 
 the vision are passing the swift -winged crafts of pleasure, the steam -propelled palaces of 
 travel, and white -robed ships of commerce, bearing from country to country an exchange 
 of thoughts and commodities, continually travelling upon this broad, swelling highway of 
 nations. 
 
VIEW FROM riAZZA OF OLD ORCHARD HOUSE— LOOKING SOUTHEAST. 
 
DELIGHTFUL SCENERY 
 
 PROM the roof of the Old Orchard House, which is more than one hundred feet 
 above the ocean, there is a view which encircles the observer like a gigantic cyclorama. 
 On the East is the ocean, on the North the vast green meadows and marshes ( in one of 
 which is the recently constructed mile, kite- shaped race course), and a view of fertile 
 fields and thrifty farm houses. On the West are tall forests and woodland landscapes. 
 On the South there are both land and ocean scenery, with Bay View and Biddeford Pool 
 in the distance. To lovers of nature, who wish to hold communion with her varied forms, 
 an hour spent in observation at this place will stamp ineffaceable pictures upon the pages 
 of memory. 
 
'I 'ID ORCHARD HOISK — I.OOIxlNC IXI.AXD, 
 
VIEW FROM OLD ORCHARD HOUSE. 
 
 HEN standing upon the roof of the Old ( )i"chard House, the spires of Portland, 
 twelve miles away, are distinctly seen against the eastern sky. In the same 
 direction are seen Cape Elizabeth and Prout's Neck boldly pushing out their rock -bound 
 shores against the dashing ocean. Standing above the distant blue hills in the west like 
 a grey old sentinel, is seen Mount Washington ; and on the south the dark pines of Wood 
 Island' seem to arise from the waters, and its Light House, from sunset till sunrise, 
 Hashes out its cheering rays to guide the wave -tossed mariner on his pathless voyage. 
 
FROM ROOF OF OLD ORCHARD HOUSE -LOOKING UPON THE OCEAN. 
 
FERN PARK. 
 
 TT\ H E property of the Old Orchard House, and a short distance from it, is a dense 
 1 forest of evergreen and deciduous trees standing in natural grandeur with strong arms 
 interlocked as if defying the vandal axe which laid low their early contemporaries. In 
 this unmarred forest are found many of the native wild fiowers of Maine. Here, like a 
 cluster of corals in a setting of emerald, grows the bright bunchberry and the glossy- 
 petaled partridge vine, and the sweet tiny twin flower entwine the moss- covered knolls. 
 The modest violet, the delicate star flower and the fragrant checkerberry flourish here, 
 and from the abundance of lichens this primeval retreat has been appropriately called 
 Fern Park. 
 
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 VIEW OF FOREST IN FERN PARK. 
 
BATHING FACILITIES. 
 
 T low tide Old Orchard Beach is a solid sand surface for many miles, and thousands 
 ^ here assemble to enjoy the salubrious air and the gaiety of the scene. Pensive 
 pedestrians, joyous children, poetic lovers, meditative scientists, health -seeking invalids, 
 and family filled equipages, throng this wonderful wave -washed highway — and the surf 
 is alive with jubilant bathers, for whose accommodation, in close proximity to the water, 
 the Old Orchard Bathing Pavilion has been erected. 
 
BATHING SCENE, OLD ORCHARD BEACH. 
 
ATTRACTIONS AT OLD ORCHARD. 
 
 BOATING, Fishing and Yachting are among the attractions at Old Orchard. At the 
 mouth of the Saco there is a secure land-locked harbor in which yachts can anchor 
 with safety, even in violent storms. Many visitors avail themselves of this delightful mode 
 of traveling, and arrive in their yachts which they keep in the harbor for daily excursions 
 around the islands and along the picturesque shores. When viewed from the ocean, the 
 picture of Old Orchard is especially pleasing. In the foreground is the long circling beach 
 on which the surf breaks in feathery foam. Joyous bathers are plunging in the waves, and 
 throngs of spectators are gathered on the shore. Next arises long lines of cottages and 
 hotels, most prominent among which stands the Old Orchard House against a pleasing 
 back -ground of dark forest and azure sky. 
 
BATHING IN FRONT OF oLl) ORCHARD HOUSE PAVILION, AS SEEN FROM THE OCEAN. 
 
FOR EXCURSIONISTS 
 
 ,LI) ORCHARD affords unparalleled facilities for inexpensive excursions. Besides 
 the pleasure of boating, there is that of inland travel by railway and river as well 
 as carriage drives through the country. Along the Beach runs the Old Orchard Beach 
 Railroad, connecting the Boston >.\: Maine Railroad at Old Orchard Station with the Saco 
 River Steamer for Biddeford Pool ( two miles down the bay, ) or the cities of Biddeford 
 and Saco, four miles up the river. There is also an Electric Railway connecting Biddeford, 
 Saco and Old Orchard. They are also connected by the Boston &: Maine Railroad. Thus 
 there are opportunities for hourly excursions to any of these places. A charming trip, 
 at trifling cost, is along the beach by the Beach Railroad, — up the picturesque Saco by 
 steamer to the city, thence through a fine farm and woodland country by the Electric 
 Railroad, back to Old Orchard, consuming but a few hours time. 
 
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OLD ORCHARD BEACH RAILROAD. 
 
BEAUTIFUL DRIVES 
 
 rn H E Carriage Drives in the vicinity of Old Orchard are especially pleasing — some are 
 
 i through dark forests with overhanging branches, others through a region of fair fields 
 
 and nourishing farms. Along the highways grow the fragrant wild rose and sweet brier, 
 
 the bayberry and laurel. As summer declines, the golden rod and purple asters appear 
 
 waving their brilliant plumes, prophetic of approaching autumn. ( )ne of these charming 
 
 drives leads to the Cascade, a tine water- fall with a decent of more than tifty feet surrounded 
 
 by scenery of a wild and striking character. In going to this place, the Kite- Shaped Mile 
 
 Driving Course is passed. This Course, built by the Maine Horse Breeders Association 
 
 in 1892, has a Grand Pavilion with seating capacity for six thousand spectators. The Track 
 
 is constructed on strictly scientific principles, and for the development of swift horses is 
 
 said to be one of the finest race courses in the world. 
 
 J. S. L. 
 
CASCADE. 
 
TABLE OF DISTANCES 
 
 Old Orchard to Boston, via Boston & Maine R. R., . . . . 
 
 Rye and Hampton Beach, via Boston tS: Maine R. R., 
 Isle of Shoals, via Boston & Maine R. R, . 
 Kennebunkport, via Boston & Maine R. R., 
 Portland, via Boston tS: Maine R. R., . 
 Poland Springs, . . . . . . . 
 
 Bar Harbor, ......... 
 
 Glen House ( White Mountains), .... 
 
 North Conway, ........ 
 
 Fabyans, ......... 
 
 Top of Mount Washington, ...... 
 
 Profile House, ........ 
 
 Bethlehem, N. H 
 
 50 
 15 
 12 
 
 35 
 ,87 
 80 
 72 
 102 
 118 
 117 
 120 
 
PLAN OK LOCATIOX 
 
 PLAN OK ROOMS 
 
 IX 
 
 OLD ORCHARD HOUSE. 
 
SANITARY CONDITION OF OLD ORCHARD. 
 
 ATURE lavished her bounties to make Old Orchard famous, and art has supple- 
 mented her work by bringing a water supply direct from cool, bubbling springs in 
 the secluded forest three miles away. No springs of Maine afford water of greater purity. 
 Science has also introduced a complete system of purifying drainage. Everything has been 
 done to make Old Orchard, in every respect, a Health Resort. 
 
GAIETY AT OLD ORCHARD HOUSE. 
 
 TH E Old Orchard House is so constructed that the faciUties for in-door enjoyment 
 are unequalled. The Music Hall (see plan page 26) is seventy-five feet long and 
 'orty-two feet wide, and connects with the broad corridor leading to the office and the 
 spaciovis drawing room. Large windows are on each side, and the hall receives both inland 
 md ocean breezes. A Select Orchestra furnishes music during the season. Every morn- 
 ing there is an open-air concert under the music pavilion — and every evening there is 
 music and dancing in the music hall. Grand Balls are given Tuesday nights. Full Dress 
 Parties every Saturday night. German's, Informal Hops, Fancy Dress and Children's Balls, 
 fill the other evenings of the week with a complete round of gaiety. 
 
iLmimimiLimnimT 
 
 OLD 0RCH6BD STHEtT 
 
 PLAN OF LOCATION OF OLD OKCHAKD HOUSE. 
 

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 OLD ORCHARD HOUSE 
 
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 32 PEMBERTOrs Sq. 
 
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 CARRIAGE FRONT 
 VtRANDA 
 
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 FLOOR PLAN 
 
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 PLAN OF FIRST FLOOR OF OLD ORCHARD HOUSE. 
 
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 SECOND FLOOR PLAN 
 
 PLAN OF SECOND FLOOR OF OLD ORCHARD HOL'SE 
 
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 PLAN OF FOURTH FLOOR OF OLD ORCHARD HOUSE. 
 
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