Theodore Roosevelt Maine Heritage Trail - Moose A - Kittery 1905

 

President Theodore Roosevelt received the 1906 Nobel Prize

for Peace for his efforts to have Russia and Japan participate

in negotiations toward peace. That culminated in

 the signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth Peace Treaty

on September 5, 1905. It was signed in Kittery, Maine,

at the naval general stores building at the Portsmouth

Naval Shipyard. PWM Postcard Collection

Update 7-11-2026

May 31, 2026, Joe Banavige released this wonderful American 250 Tribute to William W " Bill" Sewall, TR's Maine guide (along with Wilmot Dow, Bill's nephew) 

Click here to see Joe's Substack post.

    Click here to view President Theodore Roosevelt's acceptance speech for the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize.

    I first started researching Theodore Roosevelt in 2010. As a volunteer at Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine, I oversaw the Narcissus Project (Roosevelt was a passenger on the Narcissus on August 18, 1914). This initial research piqued my curious nature. I wanted to learn more about Theodore Roosevelt and his various visits to Maine.

    Twelve years later, that seed of curiosity has taken root and blossomed into the development of what is the Theodore Roosevelt Maine Heritage Trail: Connecting Maine Communities. Insight throughout the State of Maine is what this trail provides by tracing and describing Theodore Roosevelt's connections with each of these communities.

Each community is identified with a star with a number or

a moose with a letter. The key to the logo landmarks is below.

Each moose represents a community that has an indirect

connection with Roosevelt, meaning he may not have paid the

community a visit, and there is a meaningful connection to Roosevelt

in that community. The stars indicate a community

that Roosevelt visited and probably engaged with the people.

And/or the local geography. As research continues, other

communities will be added to the logo.

Logo: "Designs by Reece" - Reece Saunders

Over the ensuing weeks, each of these

communities/landmarks with its Roosevelt

connections will have a separate page describing

details of TR's connections. Each will also

have a link or links to local resources/venues.

Key by "Designs by Reece" - Reece Saunders

Today, we describe Moose A - shown on the list (key) above - Kittery 1905

    The postcard at the top of this page is a souvenir commemorating the August 1905 Peace Conference hosted by Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The official first meeting took place on August 9, 1905, at the general store building at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine. This building is where many of the negotiations between Japan and Russia took place and, ultimately, where the treaty was signed on September 5, 1905.

Postcard of the Japanese and Russian envoys meeting in a  

room at the General Stores building at the Portsmouth Navy

Yard, Kittery, Maine.  Maine Memory Network item 7751

Did you know that Kittery is the oldest town in Maine?

Kittery was incorporated as a town in 1647.

On September 5, 1905, the Russian and Japanese Peace

Delegations signed a peace treaty to end the hostilities -

Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905. The negotiations took

place at the Portsmouth Navy Shipyard, Kittery, Maine,

at the invitation of President Theodore Roosevelt.

Courtesy of the Maine Memory Network and the Susan

Knox Richer collection Item 7750.

    Portsmouth, NH, hosted the Centennial Celebration of the Russo-Japanese Peace Treaty with a major exhibit and online presence. Portsmouth Peace Treaty Trail Maps housed online include Maine sites that envoys and other treaty representatives visited during their free time in the greater Portsmouth area.

A wonderful resource with many terrific photographs.

A portion of my collection of TR-related books :) 

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Click Here: For the list of links to Theodore Roosevelt Maine Heritage Trail Posts in Easy Order to View

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

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 captivate, fascinate, and then generate 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 donating 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 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

Gold Book Award Winner plaque for

 Middle Reader category for The Eric

Hoffer Book Award. Congratulations to

award-winning Maine author,

Jean M. Flahive 

Theodore Roosevelt Maine Heritage Trail - Star #26 - Bible Point/South Aroostook - 1878

William Wingate Sewall at Bible Point, c 1921

TRC 560.12-109 Houghton Library, Harvard University

Update 7-11-2026

May 31, 2026, Joe Banavige released this wonderful American 250 Tribute to William W " Bill" Sewall, TR's Maine guide (along with Wilmot Dow, Bill's nephew) 

Click here to see Joe's Substack post

    I first started researching Theodore Roosevelt in 2010. As a volunteer at the  Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine, I oversaw the Narcissus project (Roosevelt was a passenger on the Narcissus on August 18, 1914). This initial research piqued my curious nature. I wanted to learn more about Theodore Roosevelt and his various visits to Maine.

    Twelve years later, that seed of curiosity has taken root and blossomed into the development of what is the Theodore Roosevelt Maine Heritage Trail: Connecting Maine Communities. Insight throughout the State of Maine is what this trail provides by tracing and describing Theodore Roosevelt's connections with each of these communities.

Each community is identified with a star with a number or

a moose with a letter. The key to the logo landmarks is below.

Each moose represents a community that has an indirect

connection with Roosevelt, meaning he may not have paid the

community a visit, and there is a meaningful connection to Roosevelt

in that community. The stars indicate a community

that Roosevelt visited and probably engaged with the people.

And/or the local geography. As research continues, other

communities will be added to the logo.

Logo: "Designs by Reece" - Reece Saunders

Over the ensuing weeks, each of these

communities/landmarks with its Roosevelt

connections will have a separate page describing

details of TR's connections. Each will also

have a link(s) to local resources/venues.

Key by "Designs by Reece" - Reece Saunders

Today, we describe "Star 26" shown on the list (key) above - Bible Point/South Aroostook

Bible Point photo by Hermann Hagedorn, circa 1921

TRC 560.12-079 Houghton Library, Harvard University

  I first learned of Bible Point in Island Falls (ME) from Maine author Andrew Vietze. Andrew's 2010 book, Becoming Teddy Roosevelt: How a Maine Guide Inspired America's 26th President.

    Theodore Roosevelt's first trip to Island Falls was in September 1878. His father, Theodore Sr, had died earlier that year, and TR was still feeling the loss when he arrived in Island Falls. In TR's personal diary, he mentions reading his Bible while in Island Falls. And, on occasion, would take his Bible on treks into the woods to read. 

A great resource for TR's diaries 1877-1886 - A Most Glorious Ride

Edited by Edward P. Kohn

    In Becoming Teddy Roosevelt: How a Maine Guide Inspired America's 26th President. Author Andrew Vietze, through TR's entry in his diary, addresses how Roosevelt used the site while in the Maine woods in the Island Falls area on Sunday, March 2, 1879. (paragraph on page 48).

Hardcover first edition copy of Andrew Vietze's "Becoming Teddy

Roosevelt - PWM

On Sunday, he read his Bible, as was his custom, though he didn't allow himself to be housebound by his habit. He trudged out to a point near the south end of the Mattawamkeag Lake, near the confluence of the West Branch of the Mattawamkeag River and First Brook, where the huge water body narrows back into a river. Roosevelt found this lakeside grove, sloping down to the water, especially picturesque and peaceful, and he returned there so many times during his stays in Island Falls that it has been designated a Maine Historic Site called Bible Point.

    A few years back, I headed up to Island Falls to check out Bible Point for myself. Bible Point is mostly in the South Aroostook boundaries, just outside the property lines of Island Falls. 

Below is a YouTube video, or click here. The video of the adventure along Merriman Road and the mile hike to reach the site. A total of just under ten miles. 

This video story is made up of stills and video clips of the trek to the site. The description below fails to mention that Merriman Road was a gravel road with an active logging harvest at the time. The permits for the harvest were posted along Merriman Road. This made for a very interesting expedition to Bible Point. 

The description of the site at Maine.gov:

Location: From Island Falls, take the Merriman Road to its end, then follow the hiking trail along the western shore of the West Branch of the Mattawamkeag River for approximately one mile.

Bible Point, a 27-acre property near the south end of Mattawamkeag Lake, was made famous by Teddy Roosevelt, who visited the area beginning in 1878. As a young man under the guidance of his lifelong friend and guide, Bill Sewall, Roosevelt camped at the southern end of Mattawamkeag Lake and hunted and fished throughout the area. It is reported that each day, Roosevelt would take his Bible and hike to a beautiful point of land at the confluence of the West Branch of the Mattawamkeag River and First Brook, where he would read the bible.  A plaque was erected in 1921 by Roosevelt's biographer Hermann Hagedorn, and it reads:

Within this kiosk is a copy of Theodore Roosevelt's letter,

dated March 20, 1918, titled My Debt to Maine.

To see the entire text of TR's letter, Click Here.

TR buttons, courtesy of the Theodore Roosevelt Association

The buttons were removed after photo ops. PWM image

This plaque commemorates Theodore Roosevelt's love for the area. 

PWM image

"This place, to which a great man in his youth liked to come to commune with God and with the wonder and beauty of the visible world, is dedicated to the happy memory of THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Stranger, rest here and consider what one man, having faith in the right and love for his fellow man, was able to do for his country." Hermann Hagedorn (TR biographer)

Below, or click here for a video walk-around at Bible Point.

Walk around Bible Point video

Straight ahead to the point where First Brook

(on the right, just out of sight) merges with the West Branch

of the Mattawamkeag River (seen on the right). PWM image

Bible Point. PWM image

William Sewall is sitting on the chair between two tree trunks.

Looks like at Bible Point Photo by Hermann Hagedorn

TRC 560.12-076 Houghton Library, Harvard University

Notice the pair of trees with a seat between them :) I believe it's in

the same spot as the above photo. Bible Point. PWM image

PWM image

Mattawamkeag River. PWM image

Bible Point. PWM image

The seat between the trees. Bible Point. PWM image

Blogger selfie at Bible Point along the Mattawamkeag River.

PWM image

First Brook as it enters the Bible Point area. PWM image

Along the walking trail to/from Bible Point. PWM image

Evidence that a Pileated Woodpecker paid a visit? PWM image

Along the walking trail to/from Bible Point. PWM 10-6-2015

Along the walking trail to/from Bible Point. PWM image

Along the walking trail to/from Bible Point. PWM image

Some images along Merriman Road 

PWM image 10-6-2015

The left arrow had black letters has Bible Point written on it. PWM image

Collection area for harvested logs. Logs that have been delivered

by a skidder are then stacked by the machine seen in the

background here. PWM image

Harvested logs are stacked in a collection area. PWM image 

Starting at the top, the first star is in Island Falls.

The star below Island Falls is the beginning of Merriman Road.

It is about 7 miles along Merriman Road, heading southeast, that you

come to the next star. This represents where you turn left and travel

for about a mile. At the next star, Merriman "Road" ends, and a trail

for ATVs or Snowmobiles begins. Follow this trail for about a mile,

and you come upon Bible Point, the final star. The only time I saw any

signs of Bible Point was when turning left, about 7 miles in, there were

a couple of plastic signs with an arrow and Bible Point handwritten on

the sign. - Screenshot 10-9-2015

After having traveled along Merriman Road, these "veins" and small,

cleared areas along the road are known. The veins are trails made by

a skidder as it harvests and drags trees to the collection areas along

the road. These collection areas are cleared areas along the road where

the trees are stacked for loading. Screenshot 10-9-2015

An expanded view of harvesting trails and collection areas.

Screenshot 10-9-2015

Sign in the yard at the original Sewall homestead in Island Falls,

where Theodore Roosevelt stayed during his three visits in 1878/79.

PWM image

The original Sewall homestead, where Theodore Roosevelt stayed during his three

visits to Island Falls in 1878/79. PWM image

A portion of my collection of TR-related books :)     

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Click Here: For the list of links to Theodore Roosevelt Maine Heritage Trail Posts in Easy Order to View

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

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 captivate, fascinate, then generate 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 donating 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 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

Middle Reader category for The Eric

Hoffer Book Award. Congratulations to

award-winning Maine author,

Jean M. Flahive

Theodore Roosevelt Maine Heritage Trail - Star #3 - Old Orchard Beach - 1902, 1914

President Theodore Roosevelt speaks to the crowd at the Old Orchard Beach

train station, from the back platform of the "Mayflower", on August 26, 1902.

The white-haired man next to TR is Congressman Amos Allen.

Courtesy McArthur Library Item #1701

Updated 7-11-2026

May 31, 2026, Joe Banavige released this wonderful American 250 Tribute to William W " Bill" Sewall, TR's Maine guide (along with Wilmot Dow, Bill's nephew) 

Click here to see Joe's Substack post

    I first started researching Theodore Roosevelt in 2010. As a volunteer at Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine, I oversaw the Narcissus project (Roosevelt was a passenger on the Narcissus on August 18, 1914). This initial research piqued my curious nature. I wanted to learn more about Theodore Roosevelt and his various visits to Maine.

    Twelve years later, that seed of curiosity has taken root and blossomed into the development of what is the Theodore Roosevelt Maine Heritage Trail: Connecting Maine Communities. Insight throughout the State of Maine is what this trail provides by tracing and describing Theodore Roosevelt's connections with each of these communities.

Each community is identified with a star with a number or

a moose with a letter. The key to the logo landmarks is below.

Each moose represents a community that has an indirect

connection with Roosevelt, meaning he may not have paid the

community a visit, and there is a meaningful connection to Roosevelt

in that community. The stars indicate a community

that Roosevelt visited and probably engaged with the people.

And/or the local geography. As research continues, other

communities will be added to the logo.

Logo: "Designs by Reece" - Reece Saunders

Over the ensuing weeks, each of these

communities/landmarks with its Roosevelt

connections will have a separate page describing

details of TR's connections. Each will also

have a link(s) to local resources/venues.

Key by "Designs by Reece" - Reece Saunders

Today, we describe "Star 3" shown on the list (key) above - Old Orchard Beach

President Theodore Roosevelt, looking at you while he was in Old

Orchard Beach. August 26, 1902 TRC 560-51 1902-062

Houghton Library, Harvard University

    While researching President Roosevelt's schedule for his two-day Maine visit during his 1902 tour of New England states, up popped the photo of TR on the platform of a train coach. The caption stating TR was addressing the crowd at the Biddeford train station caught my attention, as Biddeford was not listed in the itinerary of Maine stops in the presidential schedule for August 26 and 27, 1902.

Itinerary of scheduled visits for day one, August 26, 1902,

of President Roosevelt's train tour that included communities

in Maine. A stop in Biddeford was not listed. August 26, 1902,

issue of the Lewiston Evening Journal EXTRA 8:30 p.m.

TR in OOB - TRC 560.51 1902-061  Houghton Library,

Harvard University

    So, I visited Biddeford's McArthur Public Library to search through their extensive microfilm collection of vintage local newspapers. I located the story of the president's train, unplanned stop, and brief speech, and in addition, read a feature story about a local Biddeford resident, Fred C. Watson, who was a cowboy working for Roosevelt in the Dakotas between 1884 and 1885. With much help from Renée L. Burkett, Archivist/Special Collections Librarian, more intriguing information about Fred. C. Watson was learned. 

    In addition to the Watson materials, Renée showed me the photo that is the first image at the beginning of this post. It is an original photograph within the McArthur Library archives. Written on the back of the photo, Theodore Roosevelt with Congressman Amos Allen in Sanford, 1912. This photo of President Roosevelt standing on the platform of a train coach with several others, including a gentleman with a white beard, who is identified as the Maine U S Congressman from Alfred, Amos Allen. 

    I'm somewhat familiar with the train stations in the Sanford-Springvale area. I looked at the photo and replied to Renée that Sanford didn't have a railroad station. Springvale has the railroad station for servicing Sanford and Springvale, and the background in the photo did not look anything like the area surrounding the Springvale railroad station, even back in the early 1900s. I didn't think that photo was taken in 1912 either. I said I would reach out to Harland Eastman at the Sanford-Springvale Historical Society and see what he has to say. 

     I did share a copy of the digital photo with Harland and explained the caption. Harland replied no. 

TR had never visited the Sanford-Springvale area. That he was aware of. And the photo was definitely not taken at the Springvale train station.

    I compared the photo with other photos from TR's two-day presidential Maine tour and came to the conclusion that the train coach platform was unique and matched perfectly with other photos of the coach platform TR used while in Maine for those two days in August 1902. Further research found that Congressman Allen died early in the year 1911. So, clearly, he could not be in a photo taken in 1912. In addition, I looked at period photos of the other train stations that TR's presidential train stopped at during his 1902 tour. The background in the McArthur Library photo was a solid match for the buildings next to the old Orchard Beach train station.

    I shared my findings with Renée. She had done research and also felt the Old Orchard Beach Station was indeed the station in the TR photo with Congressman Allen. Renée then changed the description to what was now identified as the correct information on the file for the photo in the archives.

    President Theodore Roosevelt was touring New England states during the summer of 1902. Before his train entered Maine for two days, it stopped in Dover, New Hampshire, on Tuesday morning, August 26, 1902. Following the local activities in Dover, members of the Maine delegation would board the president's train to be with him as the train entered Maine, traveling toward its first scheduled stop in Old Orchard Beach. Here is the accounting from August 29, 1902, Biddeford Weekly Journal, Friday Morning publication.

Biddeford Weekly Journal, August 29, 1902

The Presidential train of five beautiful cars makes a scheduled

stop at Old Orchard Beach, Maine, during the New England 

Tour on August 26, 1902. President Theodore Roosevelt on the

end platform of the "Mayflower."  He engaged with a crowd

of approximately 10,000. Photo courtesy of Ralph Duquette

TR in OOB - TRC  R560.51.T34-014

Houghton Library, Harvard University

TR in OOB - TRC 560.51 1902-064

Houghton Library, Harvard University

TR in OOB -TRC  560.51 1902-063

Houghton Library, Harvard University

TR in OOB - TRC 560.51 1902-060

Houghton Library, Harvard University

TR in OOB - TRC 560.51 1902-064

Houghton Library, Harvard University

Excerpts Ibid (autocorrect disconnected - kept as written:) :

    Half an hour after noon, the special train bearing President Roosevelt and party crossed the line between Maine and New Hampshire and began its trip down through the Pine Tree state. The weather still held perfect, though a trifle warm, and the brilliant sun falling on the long stretches of green fields and pine woods enabled Maine to present herself at her best.

    At Dover, the presidential train was boarded by Congressman Amos L. Allen of the First District, Adjutant General N. B. Farnham, Colonel E. B. Sangers, Col. E. C. Dill, and Lieutenant Colonel Francie Keefe, all of the staff of Governor John F. Hill.  Accompanying the governor's official representatives was Captain Parker of the United States Army.

    The first stop of the train in Maine was scheduled for Old Orchard Beach at 1:15, but owing to a hot box on the engine, a stop was made at Biddeford, which was reached about one o'clock.

    Although it was not part of the programme to include North Berwick in the itinerary of the tour, the residents had occasion to feel honored even though a stop that was incidental to the train service only was made. The station platform was covered with men, women, and children, while nearby board piles and boxes, shed roofs, and other points were dotted with those who had gathered for the privilege of waving hats, handkerchiefs, and parasols.

Answers and updates on the Biddeford portion of TR's two-day presidential Maine tour are in the post:

Star #1 - Biddeford 1902

The Old Orchard visit was published on August 29, 1902, in the Biddeford Weekly Journal, Friday Morning publication.

Ibid

Ibid

Ibid

Ibid

Ibid

Ibid

Ibid

Ibid

Fred C. Watson was born in North Saco and was a

Biddeford resident. As  mentioned, Watson worked for TR at

TR's Elkhorn Ranch in the Dakotas in 1884 and 1885. Ibid

More on Fred C. Watson's life and relationship with TR is here in the Star #1 - Biddeford 1902 post.

Roosevelt's presidential train tour moved on to Portland.

The Biddeford Daily Journal’s President’s speech in Old Orchard Beach on August 26. 1902:

(autocorrect disconnected - kept as written:) :

My Fellow Citizens, men and women of Maine:

Of course, we are not to be excused if we do not get through the nation the best laws that can be obtained. Good laws can do some good, but we must never deceive ourselves into the belief that the law will do more than let the man after the law has been put upon the statute books work out his own salvation.

It is indeed a pleasure to me to have the chance of visiting your great and beautiful state, and I thank you from my heart for the greeting which you have extended to me.

In almost every meeting, I see veterans like you (pointing to a veteran) like you over there and you with the boy in your arms there, who wear the button that shows that in the time that tried men's souls, you proved your truth by your endeavor.

In those days, Maine was a lesson to all for the way her sons bore themselves in war.

Since then and now, she is a lesson to us because of the high average of citizenship that shows within her borders, and I think that it is the same reason in the one case as in the other.

The fact that here you have remained on the whole true to the Old American theory of treating each man on his worth as a man without regard to the incidentals of his position.

Now you over there (pointing), you were in the Great War. When you went to war and moved into battle, you took an immense interest in what the man on your right hand and your left did, but you did not care the least bit in the world whether they were bankers or lumbermen or farmers or what, if they stayed put. (cries of “That is right!”) That is what you wanted. (Cheers and cries of “God bless you.”)

What you wanted was to know that the man had the right stuff in him (a voice, “That is it”) and if he had, you were for him (a voice, “Yes sir”) and if he did not have, you were not for him.

You can have got to have the same principle in citizenship. You have got to apply the same principle in civil life that you made succeed in the days when you fought because the nation called to you in her direst need.

The state can do much, but it cannot begin to do everything. The state can do something for all of us, but not as much as we can do for the state. (A voice “Amen”) That is what is going to count in the long run. (A voice “That’s business). The government, national and state, can mighty easily spoil chances for all of us.

Bad law will work badly enough, but it is hard by the best laws to do more than shape conditions so as to give each man a square and fair chance, and then he has got to work out his future for himself.

It is a much easier thing to tell people that you have got a patent recipe that will save them from having to take trouble themselves than it is to tell them perfectly plain, homely truths.

It is an easier thing to make the promise, but it is a much uglier thing afterwards to carry out the promise, and on the whole, it is not worthwhile making a promise if you have got to feel ashamed of yourself for breaking it afterwards. (Cries of “Good.”)

August 14, 1914

Theodore Roosevelt made a brief stop at the Old Orchard Beach train station on August 18, 1914. He was campaigning for the Progressive Party candidates during this trip to Maine. He made a brief speech in OOB from the train platform. Then left for the Auburn train station. Where he would then speak in Lewiston before boarding the high-speed luxury interurban, Narcissus, en route back to Portland.

Click here to access the August 18, 1914, online issue of the Lewiston Evening Journal through Google News Archive Search.

Lewiston Evening Journal, August 18, 1914 -

page 9

Ibid

Newspaper clipping from the Lewiston Daily Sun,

August 19, 1914. 

Biddeford Weekly Journal August 21, 1914, pg 7

A portion of my collection of TR-related books :)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Click Here: For the list of links to Theodore Roosevelt Maine Heritage Trail Posts in Easy Order to View

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

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 captivate, fascinate, then generate 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 donating 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 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

Gold Book Award Winner plaque for

 Middle Reader category for The Eric

Hoffer Book Award. Congratulations to

award-winning Maine author,

Jean M. Flahive