Establishing/Dedicating Lincoln Park - 1866-1869 - Portland, Maine - Newspaper Clippings

Postcard of Lincoln Park in Portland, Maine. The back of this card is dated

August 19, 1910 - PWM collection

Updated - June 24, 2026

As I search through various newspaper archives for clippings/articles about the Portland Horse Railroad and the Portland Railroad trolleys, 1860-1941, I view some clippings/articles about Portland Landmarks that interest me. Today, the post has some newspaper archives about the establishment/dedication of Lincoln Park in Portland, 1866 -1869.

The newspaper clippings/articles about the "Park" begin in 1866, a few months after the massive fire that destroyed many buildings in Portland (July 4, 1866).

Most of the archives were found in the Portland Press Archives, available through a subscription.

You may click on a clipping or photo to enlarge for viewing purposes.

Click Here: for the Portland (Maine) and Forest Avenue Horse Railroad (Details 1860-1895) - Portland Railroad 1891 - 1941 (Summary) post

Click Here: for the Establishing/Dedication of the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Statue 1882-1888

Portland Press Herald  - November 19, 1866

Portland Press Herald - November 27, 1866

Portland Daily Press - November 29, 1866

Portland Press Herald - December 3, 1866

Portland Daily Press - January 3, 1867

Portland Press Herald - January 8, 1867

Portland Daily Press - January 10, 1867

Portland Press Herald - January 26, 1867

Portland Press Herald - January 31, 1867

Portland Press Herald - March 11, 1867

Portland Daily Press - March 12, 1867

Portland Press Herald - June 1, 1867

Portland Press Herald - June 13, 1867

Portland Daily Press - June 15, 1867

Portland Press Herald - June 18, 1867

Portland Daily Press - August 24, 1867

Portland Daily Press - September 3, 1867

Portland Daily Press - September 4, 1867

Portland Daily Press - September 28, 1867

Portland Press Herald - October 11, 1867

Portland Press Herald- October 14, 1867

Portland Press Herald - October 17, 1867

Portland Daily Press - December 14, 1867

Portland Daily Press - January 20, 1868

Portland Press Herald - January 31, 1868

Portland Daily Press - May 5, 1868

Portland Press Herald - May 20, 1868

Portland Daily Press - May 23, 1868

Portland Daily Press  - June 2, 1868

Portland Press Herald - August 28, 1868

Portland Press Herald - September 3, 1868

Should Lincoln Park be the host site for a Soldiers' Monument? The article below, by a local, may have been one of the first published on social media that would ultimately lead to the construction of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument  - Victory Monument - in 1888, in what we know as Monument Square.

Portland Daily Press - June 2, 1869

Lincoln Park in Portland, where the trolleys would travel along Pearl Street

to and from Commercial and Congress Streets to connect with the Grand Trunk

Railroad station and Monument Square. Circa 1925

O.R. Cummings Collection at Seashore Trolley Museum 2009_2_35_070

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We continue the restoration work on the 1912 Narcissus, the only surviving high-speed, luxury interurban coach of the Portland-Lewiston Interurban. 

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Being more than a century old, the stately, "Elegant Ride," Narcissus, is a gem.  This shimmering precious stone of Maine transportation history is brilliantly resplendent as it emanates so many elements of history, including time, places, people, and events, that it was coupled to, that when just a smattering of its seemingly innumerable stories are shared, the contents first captivates, fascinates, then generates interest to learn more 🙋. The majestic Narcissus is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

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     The Narcissus is featured in the national Gold Award-winning novel, Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride. The "Elegant Ride" is the Narcissus. Theodore Roosevelt was a passenger on the Narcissus on August 18, 1914, between Lewiston and Portland, Maine, while campaigning for the Progressive Party candidates.

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Independent book publisher Phil Morse, holding

Gold Book Award Winner plaque for

 Middle Reader category for The Eric

Hoffer Book Award. Congratulations to

award-winning Maine author,

Jean M. Flahive