Osher Map Library: Home to 57 Glass Plate Negatives by J. A. Waterman

Cumberland Station - Cumberland, Maine. There is no specific

date or description, but we believe it is Maine Central RR.

From the J. A. Waterman Negatives Collection at

the Osher Map Library, USM, Portland, Maine.

     In my search for materials that may be helpful to develop the interpretation portion of the Narcissus Project, I have stumbled upon some electric railway collections that aren't related to the Narcissus or the Portland-Lewiston Interurban but are terrific finds for helping to tell the larger electric railway history story throughout Maine. This post shares a few of the 57 glass plate negatives (13 x 10.5 cm each) taken by J. A. Waterman and among the Digital Philanthropy Collection at the Osher Map Library in the Smith Center for Cartographic Education on the campus of the University of Southern Maine in Portland, Maine.

     Alternative Title: Waterman Negatives [57 Glass Plate Negatives]

     Creator: Waterman, J. A.

     Date Range: circa 1898 - circa 1910

     Historical Content: Images of later nineteenth and early twentieth-century town(s) of Maine.

     Notes: Glass plate negatives taken by J. A. Waterman. Images depict Gorham, Kittery, Falmouth, Yarmouth, and Portland. 

A team of horses pulling a snow roller. There is no

specific date or location noted in the description. 

From the J. A. Waterman Negatives Collection at

the Osher Map Library, USM, Portland, Maine.

A team of horses pulling a snow roller. There is no

specific date or location noted in the description.

From the J. A. Waterman Negatives Collection at

the Osher Map Library, USM, Portland, Maine.

     The next few images are of the construction of the electric railway line that serviced Gorham, Maine. The Westbrook, Windham & Naples Railway became part of the Portland Railroad system later on and will be discussed in more detail during a public presentation on the history of the Portland Railroad at the 7 p.m. meeting of the 470 Railroad Club on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, in Portland, Maine. 

Titled: First Car on Electric Road. The description reads:

"This photo is of the first electric cable car to reach Gorham, at

the corner of Main and School Streets. The "electric road",

as it was called, was constructed by the Westbrook, Windham

& Naples Railway in 1899. The branch connecting Gorham

Village to the main railway at Mosher's Corner was completed

in 1901." Blogger Note: the description has "...electric cable

car...". It's an electric streetcar/trolley...no "cable" aspect

to its operation. (PM)

From the J. A. Waterman Negatives Collection at

the Osher Map Library, USM, Portland, Maine.

Titled: Work on Electric Road. 

There is no further description. We can surmise based on

the image above. it is of construction in Gorham - the

Westbrook, Windham & Naples Railway circa 1899.

From the J. A. Waterman Negatives Collection at

the Osher Map Library, USM, Portland, Maine.

Titled: Work on Electric Road. 

There is no further description. We can surmise based on

the image above. it is of construction in Gorham - the

Westbrook, Windham & Naples Railway circa 1899.

From the J. A. Waterman Negatives Collection at

the Osher Map Library, USM, Portland, Maine.

Titled: Construction at Electric Road at Gorham.

There is no further description. We can surmise based on

the image above. it is of construction in Gorham - the

Westbrook, Windham & Naples Railway circa 1899.

From the J. A. Waterman Negatives Collection at

the Osher Map Library, USM, Portland, Maine.

     The next few images are of Underwood Spring Park which is also described in a blog post on the electric railway system in Falmouth and the PLI.

Titled: Underwood Park, Falmouth.

The description says: "This photograph depicts the Gazebo

at Underwood Springs Park in Falmouth Foreside.

From the J. A. Waterman Negatives Collection at

the Osher Map Library, USM, Portland, Maine.

Titled: Underwood Park.

The description says: "This photograph depicts the Spring

House and Gazebo at Underwood Spring Park in Falmouth

Foreside."

From the J. A. Waterman Negatives Collection at

the Osher Map Library, USM, Portland, Maine.

Titled: Underwood Park Shows Rustic Theater, Piano Player.

There is no further description.

From the J. A. Waterman Negatives Collection at

the Osher Map Library, USM, Portland, Maine.

Titled: Underwood Park from Casino Looking Toward Shore.

The description says: "This photograph shows the fountain and

shore at Underwood Spring Park in Falmouth Foreside."

From the J. A. Waterman Negatives Collection at

the Osher Map Library, USM, Portland, Maine.

Titled: Main Street Winter 1904.

The description says: "This photo shows Main Street

in Gorham after a snowstorm. The building at 48

Main Street is visible at the left of the photo."

From the J. A. Waterman Negatives Collection at

the Osher Map Library, USM, Portland, Maine.

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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 captivates, fascinates, then generates, interest to learn more 🙋. The majestic Narcissus is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Please consider joining the epic journey to complete the Narcissus Project by making a donation today!

Click Here: Donation Options

The restoration of this majestic icon of Maine's electric railway history is but one in a series of captivating stories containing an abundance of incredible coalition of narratives.

Click Here: History-Related Posts - Narcissus and Portland-Lewiston Interurban

     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.

Click Here: Bookstores and Businesses promoting the Narcissus Project

Independent book publisher, Phil Morse, holding

the Gold Book Award Winner plaque for

 the Middle Reader category for The Eric

Hoffer Book Award. Congratulations to

award-winning Maine author,

Jean M. Flahive

Discovering "Nuggets" While Researching for Portland-Lewiston Interurban Materials

Employee Badge No. 233 belonged to Joseph R. Levigne.

Joe was a motorman for the Portland-Lewiston Interurban

and worked out of the Portland, Maine, station. 

Androscoggin Electric Company became the owner of the 

PLI in 1914 following the unexpected death of the

builder of the line, W. S. Libbey. Central Maine Power

acquired the Androscoggin Electric Company in 1920, 

thereby becoming the owner of the PLI and the

Narcissus. Among the collection of the Gray

Historical Society. PWM

     Research for materials related to the Portland-Lewiston Interurban took place over the past couple of weeks. This post will share some of the terrific exciting finds during the search for materials for developing the interpretation portion of the Narcissus Project. Finding materials that may help in telling this amazing Narcissus story with so many enduring storylines is paramount. The National Register of Historic Places member, Narcissus is a most worthy conduit for connecting the general public to the various intriguing storylines.

     Organizations that were visited on-site, online, or responded to research inquiries in the past couple of weeks included; City Halls in Portland, Lewiston, and Auburn. Historical societies include; Androscoggin, Gray, Cumberland, New England Electric Railway, and Maine Historical. Other organizations included; Bates College Muskie Archives, Osher Map Library, Maine Archives & Museum, Cumberland County and Androscoggin County Registry of Deeds, and Penobscot Marine Museum. 

     It became apparent that there are railway collections (horse-drawn and electric) in Maine that could be resources for telling the very rich and colorful history of Maine's railway history. So, with Maine's Bicentennial year nearly upon us (2020), I've expanded the research to include identifying railway materials that will help tell more of the story of the importance of the railway industry in Maine.

     Below is really just a glimpse of the wonderful findings in the past two weeks. We start by finding out how a former motorman of the PLI, Forest Greenwood, has popped up again and this time sharing with us his amazing gifts of donations from 1964 to the Gray Historical Society. More time will be spent in Gray to expand the search for PLI-related materials. 

In 1964, Forest Greenwood donated several PLI-related

items to the Gray Historical Society as seen in this donation

card with the list of items. Forest was a motorman for the

PLI and worked out of the Lewiston, Maine station. PWM

James and Robert Greenwood, sons of Forest Greenwood,
attended a public presentation about the PLI held at the
Lewiston (Maine) Public Library in April 2018.
Forest would become one of the early motorman volunteers

at Seashore Trolley Museum. James is holding his father's
trolley museum motorman hat with member number 301
 hat badge. Robert is holding his father's trolley museum
ticket punch and a strip of A & K Railway tickets.

Photo courtesy of John Mercurio

The image above is from the June 28, 1941 reunion of former PLI employees.

Forest Greenwood is standing near the middle, between two fellas wearing

white shirts and ties. Joseph Levigne is seated second from the left. There are

four reunions specifically cataloged on several pages, of a nearly

100-page PLI Employee Scrapbook; June 29, 1938, June 29, 1939,

June 30, 1940, and June 28, 1941. All four of the reunions were

held in Gray, ME. The 1938 and 1941 reunions were held at the

Newbegin Hall. The 1939 and 1940 reunions were held at

the Pennell Institute Gymnasium. It is noted in newspaper articles

of the times, that combined, the total of former PLI employees and their

family members that attended each of the reunions in 1939 and 1940, well

exceeded 100 in attendance. The PLI operated a very short distance

behind the Newbegin Hall seen behind the group in this image.

Image from the PLI employees' Scrapbook in the O.R. Cummings

Collection at the Library of Seashore Trolley Museum. PWM

The dedication plaque (1937)on the front of the Newbegin

Hall in August 2018. PWM

Newbegin Hall in Gray, Maine in August 2018. The PLI

operated through the backyard seen here on the left. PWM

Forest Greenwood's PLI Rules &

Regulation Handbook. Among the

collections at Gray Historical Society.

PWM

Forest Greenwood's PLI Rules & Regulation Handbook.

Among the collections at Gray Historical Society. PWM

Forest Greenwood's PLI Rules & Regulation Handbook.

Among the collections at Gray Historical Society. PWM

Merit System of Discipline in 

Forest Greenwood's PLI Rules &

Regulation Handbook. Among the

collections at Gray Historical Society.

PWM

Merit System of Discipline in 

Forest Greenwood's PLI Rules &

Regulation Handbook. Among the

collections at Gray Historical Society.

PWM

Merit System of Discipline in 

Forest Greenwood's PLI Rules &

Regulation Handbook. Among the

collections at Gray Historical Society.

PWM

Forest Greenwood's PLI Daily Inspection

Book. Among the collections at Gray

Historical Society. PWM

These original brass pieces from one of the

PLI interurbans will be very helpful to us

in restoring the Narcissus. We will borrow

these, and create a 3-D drawing with exact

specifications that will then be used to

cast the brass components for use on

the Narcissus.  Where do they belong?

See below :) Among the collections

at Gray Historical Society.

PWM

Here is an image of the Gladiolus. One of the three

"sister" Laconia Car Company-built coaches

was built in 1912 for the PLI. To enter the coach, one

uses the steps. To assist passengers in stepping

up into the doorway, there are vertical wooden

handrails on each side of the doorway. These

handrails are secured to the body of the coach

using the brass components that we need to

reproduce for use on the Narcissus. Image from

 O.R. Cummings Collection at the

Library of Seashore Trolley Museum.

The original "key" for operating the Narcissus! This lever

is positioned in the keyway of the controller in the

neutral position and depending on whether the motorman

needs to move the coach forward or reverse the key lever 

is moved into the forward position or the reverse position

before activating the electrical current by moving the

controller handle.

The original controller handle from the Arbutus. Another

sister coach to the Narcissus. This was donated to the

Gray Historical Society by Gertrude Libbey Anthony, daughter

of W. S. Libbey, the builder of the PLI. Among the collections

at Gray Historical Society. PWM

The original brake handle from the Arbutus. Another sister

coach to the Narcissus. This was donated to the

Gray Historical Society by Gertrude Libbey Anthony, daughter

of W. S. Libbey, the builder of the PLI. Among the collections

at Gray Historical Society. PWM

PLI conductor's ticket punch. Among the collections

at Gray Historical Society. PWM

Inside an empty packet of school tickets for the

PLI. Among the collections at Gray Historical

Society. PWM

Cover of school ticket packet for the PLI.

Among the collections at Gray Historical Society.

PWM

     While I was in the Lewiston/Auburn area on Wednesday, August 15, I stopped at Orphan Annie's Antiques on Court Street in Auburn. It's located across the street from the Androscoggin Historical Society and the Registry of Deeds. The owner Danny is greatly interested in the Narcissus project and has now become a resource for me in finding items that will be useful in using in our interpretation plans for exhibits and displays. Thank you, Danny!

Beautiful Presidential Campaign button from

the 1900 winning ticket of William McKinley

and his Vice-Presidential candidate, Theodore

Roosevelt. McKinley was assassinated in

Buffalo, NY in September

1901, which led to Theodore Roosevelt becoming

President of the United States. Theodore

Roosevelt was a passenger on the Narcissus

on August 18, 1914. PWM

Inside the back of 1900  McKinley/Roosevelt

Presidential Campaign button.

Maine was very important to Theodore Roosevelt.

 PWM

A newspaper story about the life of W. S. Libbey. W. S.

Libbeys' house seen in the center photograph is located in

Lewiston. See the image below. The newspaper is among the

collection of the Androscoggin Historical Society. PWM

The former family home of W. S. Libbey in Lewiston

was seen in August 2018. PWM 

1909 Deed showing the sale of a strip of property

to the Portland,  Gray & Lewiston Railroad with

stipulations; including that if 

the railroad was not completed or if it were

to be discontinued in the future, the property

would revert back to the original grantor or

his heirs. PWM

Colley Hill Road in Gray, ME. The PLI  crossed

the road, up the hill, as seen in this

August 2018 image. It was in this  general area

where on August 18, 1914, a newspaper

accounting attests to the Narcissus traveling

at a very slow pace heading downhill around a

curve approaching the Gray station, a young girl

was standing next to the tracks with her mother

in hopes of catching a glimpse and  delivering

a gift to a special passenger on the Narcissus.

As the Narcissus slowly passed by,

the young girl tossed a bouquet of sweet peas

into the open doorway of the Narcissus. 

TR bolted from his seat to the doorway and

grasped up the bouquet in his hand as

the Narcissus continued on to the station.

This accounting generated interest in 

creating a book that will expand on the

life of a young girl growing up in Gray

during the years of the PLI. PWM

A deed Showing that Charles Colley (Colley Hill above image)

sold a strip of land to the Portland, Gray & Lewiston

Railroad (which would become the PLI). The strip

referred to would be in the image above where the PLI

would cross over Colley Hill Road. PWM

Conductors and motormen of the Lewiston Bath & Brunswick

Street Railway from 1900. The builder of this line was

Amos Fitz Gerald, "Electric Railway King" of the Pine Tree

State. The newspaper clipping is among the

collection of the Androscoggin Historical Society PWM

Conductors and motormen of the Lewiston Augusta, &

Waterville Street Railway 1909.

The newspaper clipping is among the

collection of the Androscoggin Historical Society PWM

To the right, in the center of this image at Monument Square in

Portland is where Middle Street used to be. That space is now

an open public area. The PLI interurbans from 1914 until

1993, used to cross Congress Street (seen here) from Preble

Street (on the left) onto Middle Street (formally in the center of this 

image). Then onto Federal Street (just to the right of the taller

building in the background, turn left behind that building

onto Temple Street, then another left back onto

Congress Street. The coaches would discharge, then board

passengers. Lewiston is where the PLI dispatcher's office

was located on the 2nd floor of the carhouse. And as

a coincidence was also on Middle Street. The image was taken

in August 2018. PWM

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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. 

Click Here: Narcissus Restoration-Related Posts

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 captivates, fascinates, then generates, interest to learn more 🙋. The majestic Narcissus is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Please consider joining the epic journey to complete the Narcissus Project by making a donation today!

Click Here: Donation Options

The restoration of this majestic icon of Maine's electric railway history is but one in a series of captivating stories containing an abundance of incredible coalition of narratives.

Click Here: History-Related Posts - Narcissus and Portland-Lewiston Interurban

     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.

Click Here: Bookstores and Businesses promoting the Narcissus Project

Independent book publisher, Phil Morse, holding

the Gold Book Award Winner plaque for

 the Middle Reader category for The Eric

Hoffer Book Award. Congratulations to

award-winning Maine author,

Jean M. Flahive

Deed Research - 1909-1917 - Portland Gray & Lewiston Railroad Company - Cumberland County

One of the maps filed with the Cumberland County Registry

of Deeds on May 7, 1910, by the Portland, Gray & Lewiston

Railroad Company. The maps were part of the formal plan,

filed on May 3, 1910, describing the locations and

descriptions of certain  lands in New Gloucester, Gray,

Cumberland, Falmouth, and Portland. 

     Do you currently live near the former right-of-way of the Portland-Lewiston Interurban? Do you currently own property that had the PLI ROW? Was there a rural waiting station on your property, like the one at Morrison Hill in West Cumberland? Do you have any PLI family stories you'd be willing to share with us?

     The restoration of the only surviving Portland-Lewiston Interurban is progressing at Seashore Trolley Museum's Donald G. Curry Town House Restoration Shop in Kennebunkport. 1912, Laconia Car Company-built, National Register of Historic Places member, No. 14, Narcissus operated between Union Square in Lewiston and Monument Square in Portland. Theodore Roosevelt was a passenger on the Narcissus between the two Maine cities on August 18, 1914, and rode a PLI interurban again on August 31, 1916. Maine was very important to Theodore Roosevelt.

     As mentioned in a previous post, research for materials that might be helpful, for creating the interpretation portion of the Narcissus Project, is an important task to complete in the next few months. The list of organizations to make inquiries in seeking Portland-Lewiston Interurban-related materials has expanded to more than twenty-five. Many of the organizations have been contacted and in some cases, research has commenced. This post will shed some light on the early findings from the Cumberland County Registry of Deeds in Portland. Both, the Androscoggin County and the Cumberland County Registry of Deeds were on the list, but a recent email from Beverly Cadigan of the New Gloucester Historical Society moved my visit to the two registries up in the list. On Friday. August 10, I spent two and a half hours in the office of the Cumberland County Registry. The registry office staff were very helpful and patient with me, thank you. 

     I have 190 copies of the pages of deeds and mandatory reporting of plans all in sheet protectors and cataloged by the book (volume) and page. I'll be looking them over for details of the transfer of ownership and for calculating costs paid, etc. I'll be stopping in at the Androscoggin County Registry next Wednesday while I'm in the Auburn-Lewiston area for research meetings at Bates College and the Androscoggin Historical Society. So, keep checking in for blog posts with info as more materials are collected.

     This interpretation portion of the Narcissus Project is, in large part, searching for materials that will help present the people-perspective story of how the Portland-Lewiston Interurban as a company, with its operations and its services, impacted people and their communities.

     An example of research materials below is a copy of the deed for Fred S. Martin of New Gloucester that includes the various conditions that the railroad had to meet. It must be a significant amount of land with a purchase price of $1,200 in 1909, plus the railroad's additional expenses to meet the conditions in the contract. 

Not seen in this image, but included at the bottom of

the deed is, that the words "and one half" were written between

the second and third lines from the bottom of the first page

before signing. John A. Morrill. December 9, 1909, and

recorded in the registry on December 20, 1909.

      The waiting station in Gray is referred to in the deed for John D. Anderson of Gray. He was paid $400 in 1909. If the construction didn't take place in two years, the land would revert back to him. 

John D. Anderson of Gray's deed, in 1909, has some

interesting stipulations.

      Several deeds have a stipulation of "constructing for the use by the grantors a cattle pass". These were made of concrete and there are still a couple of these in existence today. The cattle pass mentioned in the deed of Perley J. Leighton (and the other Leighton family members listed in the deed of 1909) is an example. In another deed from the Leighton family, there is a restriction to having the "easterly rail...shall not be nearer the most westerly corner of the grantor's house than fifty (50) feet." That's pretty darn close to the house!

Falmouth's Perley J. Leighton and other family members' deed

from 1909 with stipulations including construction

of a cattle pass.

     Some deeds include provisions that the railroad had to build a crossing that was capable of handling the weight, etc. of vehicles hauling timber and that the harvesting of timber could be done before the construction of the line, on land, transferred to the railroad, or that the grantor had rights to access lands to harvest timber, thus the reason to have the rugged crossing constructed.

The Benjamin C. Jordan (from Alfred) deed of land in 

New Gloucester has several interesting reservations

or provisions. One is if the railroad is discontinued in the

future or its location changes, the property ownership reverts

back to Jordan or his heirs. April 25, 1910.

     Below are maps for four of the communities in Cumberland County with the list of people in Cumberland County impacted as the Portland, Gray & Lewiston Railroad Company (predecessor to the Portland-Lewiston Interurban Railroad ) acquired their land to construct the original thirty-mile right-of-way between Auburn and Portland.

Cumberland - Map 1 c. 1915 Scale 1"=100' 

Courtesy Prince Memorial Library via

the Digitalmaine Repository

Cumberland - Map 2 c. 1915 Scale 1"=100' 

Courtesy Prince Memorial Library via

the Digitalmaine Repository

Cumberland                File Date of Deed

Shaw, Nelson M.          - 12-20-1909

Shaw, Charles L.          - 12-20-1909

Wilson, Lorenzo H.      - 12-20-1909

Morrill, George W.       - 12-20-1909

Wilson, Nathaniel L.    - 12-20-1909

Trefethen, Melville W. - 10-14-1910

Legrow, Fannie F.         - 03-30-1911

Ham, George A.           - 03-30-1911

Leighton, Willis H.      - 04-25-1911 (other grantor-Leighton, George R.)

Shaw, Nelson M.         - 04-25-1911

Leighton, Oscar W.     - 04-25-1911

Leighton, Enoch M.    - 05-23-1911 (other grantor-Dearborn,  Albra A)

Wilson, Lorenzo H.    - 11-22-1911

Wilson, Nathaniel L.  -11-22-1911

Ham, George E.         - 05-18-1912 (other grantor-Ham, Edna R.)

Leighton, Willis H.    - 08-08-1912 (other grantor-Leighton, George R.)

Morrison, Rufus B.    - 09-06-1912

Wilson, Scott             - 09-06-1912(all grantors-Wilson, George N., Herman, M, Loemma P., Alvah L.)

Wilson, Lorenzo H.   - 06-07-1913

Morrison, Rufus B.   - 06-13-1913

Wilson, Scott            - 07-19-1913(all grantors Wilson-Wilson, Mildred F.,  H. M., Loemma P., George. N., Ella A. J.)

Ramsey, Sarah J.      - 02-08-1915

Falmouth 1909 - Map 1 - CCRD

Falmouth 1909 - Map 2 - CCRD

Falmouth 1909 - Map 3 - CCRD

Falmouth 1909 - Map 4 - CCRD

Falmouth

Merrill, Alfred          - 12-20-1909

Watts, Mary E.         - 12-20-1909

Leighton, Perley J.   - 12-20-1909 (other grantors-Leighton, Susan A, Elmer J., Eugene R.)

Dingley, Henry M.   - 04-02-1910 (other grantor-Gross, Edward W.)

Pratt, Milton B.        - 02-09-1911

Harmon, Isaac          - 03-30-1911

Hicks, Howard         - 03-30-1911

Leighton, Roland     - 03-30-1911

Hampson, John A.   - 04-25-1911

Roberts, Richard      - 04-25-1911(other grantors-Roberts, Orestes E., Wilson, Julia L.)

Stuart, Harriet E.      - 04-25-1911

Woodbury, John F.    - 05-23-1911 (other grantor-Sommers, Susan J.)

Blake, Fred M.          - 05-23-1911

Huston, Julia L.         - 05-23-1911

Noyes, Arthur S.       - 06-17-1911

Field, James A.         - 12-30-1911 (other grantor-Field, James A.)

Leighton, Edith J.     - 06-19-1912

Pancoast, Edith F.     - 08-08-1912 (other grantor-Pancoast, Clara B.)

Marston, Fred           - 10-30-1912

Marston, Elmer        - 12-12-1912

Cole, Charles M.      - 10-27-1913

Gray 1909 - CCRD

Gray

Merrill, John T.               - 12-20-1909

Cole, Hewett D.              - 12-20-1909

Fogg, Frank C.                - 12-20-1909

Bishop, Stanley                - 12-20-1909

Yeaton, Victor H.             -  12-20-1909

Humphrey, S. G.               - 12-20-1909

Osgood, Elmer L.              - 12-20-1909

Crosby, George J.              - 12-20-1909

Caswell, Edgar S.              - 12-20-1909

Hancock, James T.             - 12-20-1909

Anderson, John D.              - 12-20-1909

Webster, Martha(Mary) A.  - 02-15-1910

Cummings, Ruth J.             - 02-15-1910

Colley, Charles W.              - 02-15-1910

Hunt, Julia E.                      - 04-02-1910

Merrill, John T.                   - 04-02-1910

Webster, Frank W.              - 04-02-1910

Hill, Ardelia M.                 - 04-02-1910

Emery, Rebecca F.             - 04-02-1910

Emery, Fred W.                 - 04-02-1910

Cushing, Louis T.             - 04-02-1910

Hancock, Wilbur P.          - 04-02-1910 (other grantor-Harriet F.)

Frank, John W.                 - 04-02-1910

Hill, Luther W.                - 04-02-1910

Skillings, B. F.                - 04-02-1910

Thompson, Mary A.       - 04-02-1910

Verrill, Ernest R.            - 04-02-1910

Clark, Charles F.            - 04-02-1910

Dunn, Walter C.            - 04-02-1910

Chipman, William A.   - 04-25-1910

Libby, Florence Hunt   - 04-25-1910

Hill, Charles F.             - 04-25-1910

Carey, Albert A.           - 04-25-1910

Latham, James W.        - 05-18-1910(all grantors-Latham, Levi B., Philbrook, Betsey M, McGowan, Sarah M.)

Thompsom, William    - 07-19-1910

Webster, Simon            - 09-22-1910 (other grantor-Dolloff, Sarah A.)

Alden, Alton R.           - 04-25-1911

Latham, James W.       - 04-25-1911(all grantors-Latham, Levi B., Philbrook, Betsey M, McGowan, Sarah M.)

Osgood, Elmer L.        - 12-13-1911

Latham, James W.       - 06-19-1912(all grantors-Latham, Levi B., Philbrook, Betsey M, McGowan, Sarah M.)

Webster, George L.     - 09-16-1912(all grantors-Hirst, Charles W., Lillian R., James T., Ellen A., Nute, Eva C., Webster, Toy W.)

Latham, Abbie J.        - 01-30-1914 (other grantor-Latham, Abbie)

New Gloucester 1909 - CCRD

New Gloucester

Edwards, Mary A.          - 04-29-1909

Merriam, Harry M.        - 04-29-1909

Edwards, Estella            - 04-29-1909

Tripp, Alfonzo               - 04-29-1909

Whitman, Sophia H. D. - 04-29-1909 (all grantors-Dawes, Walter E., Dawes, James S., 

Witham, John P.             - 04-29-1909

Lane, J. M.,                    - 04-29-1909 (other grantor-Lane, C. H.)

Frost, Warren                 - 04-29-1909

Tarbox, Addie                - 04-29-1909

Proctor, Charles A.         - 04-29-1909

Greeley, Thomas J.         - 04-29-1909

Eveleth, Nathaniel          - 04-29-1909 (all grantors-Eveleth, George L., Eveleth, Frank A., Jordan, Margaret E., Eveleth, George L. P.(heirs))

Adkins, Benjamin S.      - 12-20-1909

Martin, Frederick S.       - 12-20-1909

Bodge, William              - 12-20-1909

Humphrey, John W.       - 12-20-1909

Bonney, Henry S.          - 12-20-1909

Sawyer, Joseph W.        - 02-15-1910

Bailey, Hanson L.         - 02-15-1910 (other grantor-Bailey, Mary E.)

Snow, Lizzie M.           - 02-15-1910

Bennett, Charles P.       - 02-15-1910

Woodbury, Nellie E.    - 02-15-1910

Snow, William H.       - 02-15-1910

Edwards, Estella         - 04-02-1910

Tripp, Alfonzo           - 04-02-1910

Tarbox, Addie           - 04-02-1910(all grantors-Gilbert, John A., Gilbert, Nellie M., Loring, Dora E.)

Lane, John M            - 04-02-1910 (other grantor-Lane, Charles H.)

Proctor, Charles A    - 04-02-1910

Merriam, Harry W.   - 04-02-1910

Jordan, Emeline K.   - 04-25-1910

Witham, John P.        - 04-25-1910

Jordan, Benjamin C. - 04-25-1910

Dawes, Walter, E.     - 07-19-1910(all grantors-Dawes, James S., Whitman, Sophia H. D.)

Chandler, Charles P. - 07-30-1910(all grantors-Chandler, Andrew C., Roland C., Fred H.)

Thompson, Arthur E.- 10-13-1910

Bennett, Charles P.    - 11-09-1910

Tufts, Frank M.         - 03-30-1911

Huston, Elijah           - 11-18-1911

Small, B J R              - 11-18-1911

Sawyer, H. M.           - 11-18-1911

Edwards, Wallace W.- 11-22-1911 (other grantors-Edwards, Mary A., Edwards, Helen B.)

Frost, Warren            - 02-23-1912

Carsley, George F.    - 03-07-1912 (other grantor-Carsley, Harriet B)

Haskell, Maud W.    - 10-30-1912

Greeley, Fred P.       - 06-29-1914(all grantors-Greeley, Millard, G. H., Greeley, Thomas, Bryant, Laona

Portland

Bedlow, Horace D.      - 06-13-1910 (all grantors-Bedlow, Lucy C., Bedlow, Joseph J., Titchener, Sophia K.)

Davis, Charles             - 04-26-1911 (All grantors-Gurney, Andrew H., Cobb, Gardener, Cobb, Hannah M., Cobb, Albert C, Cobb, Frederick H., Cobb, Frank W., Cobb, John C.)

Cobb, John C.(heirs)   - 04-26-1911 (all grantors-Cobb, Frederick H., Dole John(heirs), Kuch, W. F., Dole, William H. H., Knight, John F., Wilson, Wallace, Harris, N. W., The New England Land Company, True, Norman, Central Park Improvement Company, Parmenter, J. G. (heirs), Parmenter, Maria B., Parmenter, Lena C., Bean, Nellie B., Parmenter, Mae D., Parmenter, Clara M., Richardson, A. L., Bailey, W. B., Brown, M. B., Goodridge, Charles L., Hammond, John H.)

Parmenter, Mae D.       - 05-23-1911 (other grantor-Parmenter, Clara M)

Wilson, Wallace H.      - 05-23-1911

Parmenter, Lena C.       - 09-25-1911

Permenter, Nellie D.     - 09-25-1911 (other grantor-Parmenter, Maria B.)

Bryant, Lucy S.             - 09-16-1912 (other grantors-Bryant, Hubbard W.)

Brown, Martha B.         - 12-12-1912

Richardson, Charles E. - 01-30-1913(all grantors-Richardson, Eliza J., Herbert A., Macomber, Mary E., Bryant, Florrie A.)

Bryant, Judson B.         - 01-30-1913

Cobb, Hannah M.         - 03-15-1913

Cobb, Frederick H.       - 01-08-1917(other grantor-Cobb, Margaret, Riverton Company, )

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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 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 restoration of this majestic icon of Maine's electric railway history is but one in a series of captivating stories containing an abundance of incredible coalition of narratives.

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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

the Gold Book Award Winner plaque for

 the Middle Reader category for The Eric

Hoffer Book Award. Congratulations to

award-winning Maine author,

Jean M. Flahive