Trolleys Went Clang! Clang! Here (Augusta, Maine area) 42 Years Ago - 1947

Kennebec Journal - July 30, 1947

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Click Here: post on the biography of Amox Fitz Gerald - Electric Railway King of the Pine Tree State

Click Here: post on having the PLI Employees Reunion Scrapbook Conserved

Kennebec Journal - July 30, 1947

Kennebec Journal - July 30, 1947

Kennebec Journal - July 30, 1947

Kennebec Journal - July 30, 1947

Kennebec Journal - July 30, 1947

Kennebec Journal - July 30, 1947

Kennebec Journal - July 30, 1947

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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