Underwood Spring Park
| Underwood Spring Park | |
|---|---|
Underwood Spring Park in 1906 | |
| Location | Falmouth Foreside, Maine, U.S. |
| Opening date | July 18, 1899 |
| Closing date | 1907 |
| Signature attractions | Open-air theater, casino |
| Owner | Portland and Yarmouth Electric Railway Company |
| Coordinates | 43°44′12″N 70°12′10″W / 43.7365638°N 70.202902°W |
Underwood Spring Park was a 19th- and 20th-century pleasure resort overlooking Casco Bay in Falmouth Foreside, Maine, United States.[1] Containing an open-air theater, a casino and a gazebo, it was a popular gathering spot serviced by the trolley cars of the Portland and Yarmouth Electric Railway. The Portland and Yarmouth Electric Railway Company opened the park,[2] located to north of the town landing, on July 18, 1899,[3] to promote the line's service to and from Portland, Maine's largest city, every fifteen minutes.[4][5] A looped spur off the main line was built the month following the resort's completion to facilitate the ease of passengers' arrivals.[3]
The theater, which was managed by Edward A. Newman,[6] burned down in 1907 and was not rebuilt.[7] The park subsequently closed.[4]
The Underwood name is still in use in the vicinity, including Underwood Park[8] and the adjacent Underwood Springs Forest Preserve,[9] both on the inland side of State Route 88.
See also
- York Landing, Maine – located nearby
References
- ^ "Falmouth, Maine, Casino at Underwood Spring Park". DigitalCommons@UMaine. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "The lookout at Underwood Spring Park, Falmouth, ca. 1905". Maine Memory Network. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ a b Cummings, Osmond Richard (1957). Portland Railroad: Part I, historical development and operations. Connecticut Valley Chapter, National Railway Historical Society Inc. p. 16.
- ^ a b "Derailed Trolleys, Yarmouth, ca. 1925" - Maine Memory Network
- ^ Portland Past and Present. Evening Express Publishing Company. 1899. pp. 89–90.
- ^ The Julius Cahn-Gus Hill Theatrical Guide and Moving Picture Directory, Volume 10. 1905. p. 938.
- ^ "Falmouth (Maine) Historical Society - From Town, to Destination, to Suburb". www.falmouthmehistory.org. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "Underwood Park | Falmouth ME". www.falmouthme.org. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "Underwood Springs Forest Preserve". Falmouth Land Trust. Retrieved 2022-11-10.