YORK, ME.
\jˈɔːk], \jˈɔːk], \j_ˈɔː_k]\
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second town settled in the State. The place was chartered by Sir F. Gorges in 1641 as a borough, and in 1642 as a city by the name of Gorgeana. On February 5, 1692, it was attacked by Indians, over 160 inhabitants massacred and the town burned.
By John Franklin Jameson
