Keywords: Lafayette National Park
Item 22978
George B. Dorr in Lafayette National Park, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Acadia National Park Date: circa 1920 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Photographic print
Item 19226
Thunder Hole, Acadia National Park, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1920 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Postcard
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For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.
Exhibit
Since the establishment of the area's first licensed hotel in 1681, Portland has had a dramatic, grand and boisterous hotel tradition. The Portland hotel industry has in many ways reflected the growth and development of the city itself. As Portland grew with greater numbers of people moving through the city or calling it home, the hotel business expanded to fit the increasing demand.
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Founding of Acadia National Park
"In 1919 it became Lafayette National Park, the first east of the Mississippi. Then in 1929 it was renamed Acadia National Park and now protects…"
