Last updated: November 10, 2020
Place
Charles W. Eliot Memorial Plaque
NPS Photo/Anne Warner
Quick Facts
Location:
Eliot Mountain
Significance:
Plaque dedicated to Charles W. Eliot
MANAGED BY:
Amenities
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Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits
Charles William Eliot is credited with the formation of the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations. A memorial plaque in his honor can be found on the trail to the summit of Eliot Mountain, which also bears his name. The inscription reads as follows:
ELIOT MOUNTAIN
NAMED FOR
CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT
1834–1926
ONE OF THE FIRST TO CRUISE THESE
ISLAND-DOTTED DOWN-EAST WATERS 1872-82
HE BOUGHT THIS LAND AND BUILT
THE FIRST SUMMER COTTAGE ON THIS SHORE 1882
FOUNDER OF THE
HANCOCK COUNTY TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS 1903
THROUGH WHICH THE LANDS WERE ASSEMBLED
AND THE
LAFAYETTE NATIONAL MONUMENT
NOW ACADIA NATIONAL PARK WAS ESTABLISHED