Biddeford is a city in York County, Maine, United States.
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11 Facts About Biddeford
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Twin city of Saco, Biddeford includes the resort communities of Biddeford Pool, and Fortunes Rocks.
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Biddeford is a principal population center of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan statistical area.
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Biddeford was first incorporated as the Town of Saco in 1653.
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Biddeford's name is engraved near the top level of The Pilgrim Monument, in Provincetown, Massachusetts, along with the names of some of the oldest cities and towns in New England.
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Biddeford includes Wood Island Light, a lighthouse located about a mile offshore from Biddeford Pool.
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Biddeford is one of Maine's fastest-growing commercial centers, due to its close proximity to the Seacoast Region of New Hampshire and to northern Massachusetts.
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Biddeford is home to large institutions including Southern Maine Health Care and the University of New England, a fast-growing school located along the coast which includes Maine's only medical school, the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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Biddeford has a number of properties and two Historic Districts entered into the National Register of Historic Places.
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Biddeford was the eastern terminus of the now-defunct New England Interstate Route 11, which ended in Manchester, Vermont.
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Local bus service in Biddeford is provided by Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach Transit, connecting the city to destinations in Saco and Portland.
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