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“Scituate Row” in York, was a lane established in the 1640’s for four families who moved from Scituate, Massachusetts. The families received land grants on the condition that a lane be kept open, and they settled on what is now York Street. It was named “The Scituate Men's Row” to honor their origins and it runs west of the First Parish Church.
The families included the Preble, Twisden, Banks, and Curtis families who had originally come from Kent, England, before moving to Massachusetts. The families were granted land on the condition that they keep a lane open through their lots. This area was an early and historic settlement in York, with the lane being a route for oxen to transport lumber and granite for homes. In the early 1690s, the garrison of Lt. Abraham Preble was located there.
