. The street railway review . as put in service during the last season. The landing on theMaine side is known as Badgers Island, and here the cars arc inwaiting and the track leads over a bridge to the main land intothe old town of Kittery. The distance from Portsmouth to theterminal of Ihc line at St. Aspinquid Park, a short distance beyondVork Beach, is 16 miles. The through fare from Portsmouth is25 cents, and the running time an hour and a half. The trip proscnts an unsurpassed variety of scenic attractions; a portion of tin-way the track is very close to the shore line, so that the serf s
. The street railway review . as put in service during the last season. The landing on theMaine side is known as Badgers Island, and here the cars arc inwaiting and the track leads over a bridge to the main land intothe old town of Kittery. The distance from Portsmouth to theterminal of Ihc line at St. Aspinquid Park, a short distance beyondVork Beach, is 16 miles. The through fare from Portsmouth is25 cents, and the running time an hour and a half. The trip proscnts an unsurpassed variety of scenic attractions; a portion of tin-way the track is very close to the shore line, so that the serf some-times dashes over the rails. The names of the settlements along the route from Kittery to the terminal are Kittery Point, SeaPoint, York Corner, York Village, York Harbor and York almost the entire route are large hotels and summer cot-tages, many of the latter being mansions where the wealthyowners spend the summer months. Indeed, York Harbor andYork Beach are really thickly bnilt up settlements or towns with. FERRY BOAT KITTERY. Stores, churches and all the characteristics of a seaside popularresort. The most important factor as an income producer is the KitteryNavy Yard just across the water in the suburbs of Kittery. Hereare the extensive shipbuilding yards of the Government and be-cause of the fine deep harbor here is also located an extensive drydock. Many visitors patronize the street railway line in reachingthe navy yard, as the cars pass the entrance near Kittery addition, a large number of the employes of the Navy Yard re-
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