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Down-East Village Restaurant & Motel

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Down East Motel, U.S. 1, Yarmouth, Maine (85042)
Down East Motel, U.S. 1, Yarmouth, Maine (85042)

Down-East Village Restaurant & Motel was a business that existed in Yarmouth, Maine, from 1950 to 2011. It was the second motel built in Maine, and eventually became the oldest in operation.

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Down East Motel, U.S. 1, Yarmouth, Maine (85042)
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