ACADIA
Circular of General Information
1936
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Rules and Regulations
[BRIEFED]
Fires.
No fires shall be kindled without first obtaining permission from the
superintendent or his representatives. They must be completely
extinguished before leaving.
Camps.
No camping permitted except within the regular camp grounds.
Trees, Flowers, and Animals.
Trees and shrubs must not be cut or broken. Flowers must not be picked.
Birds and animals must not be molested. The injury or defacement of any
natural feature is prohibited.
Refuse.
Do not throw paper, lunch refuse, or other trash on the roads, trails,
or elsewhere. Deposit all such in the waste cans provided for the
purpose.
Advertisements.
Private notices or advertisements shall not be posted or displayed in
the park.
Automobiles.
Drive carefully at all times. Obey the park speed limit and other
automobile regulations.
Events
OF HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE
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| 1604 |
Mount Desert Island discovered and named by Samuel de Champlain,
September 5. |
| 1688 |
Island granted to Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac by Louis XIV. |
| 1762 |
Island given by Massachusetts to Sir Francis Bernard, Governor of
Massachusetts; later island divided into two parts; eastern half granted
by Massachusetts to M. and Mine. de Gregoire; western half to John
Bernard. |
| 1855 |
First "summer visitors" recorded as vacationing on Mount Desert Island. |
| 1868 |
Steamboat service from Boston to the island inaugurated. |
| 1888 |
Scenic railway built from shore of Eagle Lake to
summit of Cadillac (Green) Mountain. |
| 1901 |
Charter granted by Maine Legislature to Hancock County Trustees of
Public Reservations to acquire and hold in the public interest land on
Mount Desert Island. |
| 1908 |
First gift of land to the Hancock County Trustees of Public
Reservations. Mrs. Eliza Homans, of Boston, Massachusetts, donor. |
| 1914 |
Five thousand acres of land on Mount Desert Island tendered to the
Government as a national park by the Hancock County Trustees of Public
Reservations. |
| 1916 |
Tract accepted by Government and proclaimed by President Wilson to be
the Sieur de Monts National Monument. |
| 1919 |
Act of Congress, approved February 26, creating Lafayette National Park,
the first national park east of the Mississippi River. |
| 1927 |
Jordan Pond Road, a scenic motor highway begun in 1922, opened to
travel. |
| 1929 |
Park name changed from Lafayette to Acadia. |
| 1929 |
Schoodic Peninsula added to park. |
| 1931 |
Cadillac Mountain Summit Road completed. Work on this highway began in
1925. |
| 1935 |
Schoodic Peninsula and Wonsqueak Harbor Roads completed. |
| 1935 |
Schoodic Naval Radio Station completed and commissioned. |
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