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″N70°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.