Tourism and Changes in Transportation


Cape Porpoise Trestle and Terminal, ca. 1900-1914

Cape Porpoise Trestle and Terminal, ca. 1900-1914
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Kennebunkport Historical Society

The primary purpose of the Sanford and Cape Porpoise Railway was to shuttle coal from an ocean port to the mills in Sanford.

However, by building a leisure destination at the shore, such as the Cape Porpoise Casino, the electric railway company could entice tourists from the Springvale area to use the railway.

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