Underwood Spring Park
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| Underwood Spring Park | |
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 Underwood Spring Park in 1906 | |
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| 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.