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| Luere Babson Deasy Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Luere Babson Deasy Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: ...Deasy was born on February 8, 1859 in Gouldsboro to Daniel and Emma L. (Moore) Deasy. He was educated at the State Normal School in Castine...Deasy was admitted to the Bar in 1884. Prior to sitting on the Court, Deasy practiced in Bar Harbor...Deasy died on March 13, 1940, in Portland, at the age of 81. Sources: In Memoriam, Luere B. Deasy, 138 ME 371; James H...See also article about Deasy at: http://mdihistory.org/wp-content/uploads/Horner.pdf... | ||
| George Bucknam Dorr Bar Harbor Historical Society |
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|  George Bucknam Dorr Bar Harbor Historical Society Description: ...George B Dorr... File Attachment: Biography_GBD.pdf …Prepared by: Bar Harbor Historical Society Biography Dorr George Bucknam Dorr (1853 1944) Father: Dorr - Charles Hazen Dorr (1821 - 1893) Mother …: Dorr - Mary Gray Ward Dorr (1820 - 1901) Birth Date: December 29 1853 Born at: Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts Significant Siblings: Significant | |
| Mary Gray Ward Dorr Bar Harbor Historical Society |
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|  Mary Gray Ward Dorr Bar Harbor Historical Society Description: ...Mother of George Bucknam Dorr... File Attachment: Biography_MGWD.docx.pdf …Prepared by: Bar Harbor Historical Society Biography Dorr - Mary Gray Ward Dorr (1820 1901) Father: Ward - Thomas Wren Ward (1786 - 1858) Mother: …Ward - Lydia Gray Dorr (1788 - 1874) Birth Date: 29 September 1920 Born at: Boston, Massachusetts Significant Siblings: Significant Education: Spouse Name …: Dorr - Charles Hazen Dorr (1821 - 1893) Spouse Parents: Dorr - Samuel Dorr (1774 - 1844) Dorr - Susan Brown Dorr (1779 - 1841) Wedding Date: 1850 Wedding …Place: 2nd Spouse Name: 2nd Spouse Parents: 2nd Wedding Date: 2nd Wedding Place: Offspring: Dorr - George Bucknam Dorr (1853 - 1944) Occupation: Bar Harbor | ||
| Dorr - George Bucknam Dorr (1853-1944) Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Dorr - George Bucknam Dorr (1853-1944) Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: Dorr – George Bucknam Dorr (1855-1944).pdf …Biography Dorr George Bucknam Dorr (1853-1944) Founder and first Superintendent of Lafayette (Acadia) National Park Father: Charles Hazen Dorr (1821 …"Born to Charles F. and Mary Dorr of Boston, George B. Dorr was the heir to a New England textile fortune. …Dorr first visited Mount Desert Island with his family in 1868. …Dorr s spring area was a hub for the future park. In 1916, Woodrow Wilson authorized Sieur de Monts National Monument, naming Dorr custodian. | |||
| Sylvester W. Dorr Carpenter Shop Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Sylvester W. Dorr Carpenter Shop Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: E.A._Lawler_Paint_Company.pdf …Dorr Carpenter Shop E.A. …Dorr built the large, low shop on the next lot as a carpenter shop and later sold it to E. A. Lawler. …Thornton, p. 157: 1938 Dorr Sylvester Warren Dorr (1888-1959) See also: Sylvester Warren Dorr s Workshop ME - SWH - 005 Causeway Lane North Painter …Lawler Buys Dorr Building for Shop The Dorr building on the Clark s Point Road has been purchased by E.A. | ||
| Gott - George Montelle Dorr Gott (1881-1963) Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Gott - George Montelle Dorr Gott (1881-1963) Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: Gott – George Montell or Montelle Dorr Gott (1881-1963).pdf …Biography Gott George Montell or Montelle Dorr Gott (18811963) Father: Gott - Erastus Littlefield Gott (1843-1922) Mother: Rachel W. | |||
| Bion B. Reynolds House Warren A. Dorr House Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| Albert 'Bert' Robinson House Clarence Mortimer Gott / Eva Colson Dorr Reed House Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| Albert 'Bert' Robinson House Clarence Mortimer Gott / Eva Colson Dorr Reed House Southwest Harbor Public Library | ||
| Appalachian Mountain Club Camp - Southwest Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Appalachian Mountain Club Camp - Southwest Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: ...Dorr signed a lease with the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) to allow camping on the shores of the lake... | |||
| Eldering Cottage Frank Wells Ramseyer Cottage Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Description: ...Ramseyer designed the house, which was built by Sylvester Dorr. In about 1960 Hiram Hadlock's granddaughter, Eleanor M...Dorr and in 1964 a south ell, designed by Frank Ramseyer and built by Maurice Norwood... | ||
| Harper - Archie Eugene Harper (1905-1969) aka Eugene Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Harper - Archie Eugene Harper (1905-1969) aka Eugene Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: ...Eugene was a partner in Dorr & Harper, Plumbing, Steam and Hot Water Heating at 10 Maple Avenue in Bar Harbor... | |||
| The Cedars The Sylvester B. Brown House Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Description: ...“The Cedars” was sold to Juanita Dorr Wilson on August 8, 1967...Juanita Esther Dorr was born on July 19, 1929 to Sylvester Warren and Nellie Myra (Robinson) Dorr in Southwest Harbor, Maine...Juanita Esther (Dorr) Wilson died on December 18, 1997 in Southwest Harbor, Maine... | ||
| George Edward Sanford House Peter Theodore Benson Jr. House Seawall Farm Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  George Edward Sanford House Peter Theodore Benson Jr. House Seawall Farm Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: George Edward Sanford House - T.pdf …Deasy 7/25/1907 [440-373]; Sold to son Jordan B. Benson 10/5/1908 [454-445] who sold to his brother Peter T. | ||
| Dorr's Oldfarm Estate - Volunteer Cleanup Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Dorr's Oldfarm Estate - Volunteer Cleanup Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: 2012-10-11 Dorr's Oldfarm Estate - Volunteer Cleanup.pdf …T h u r s d a y, O c t o b e r 11 , 2 0 1 2 2012 Don Lenahan Dorr's Oldfarm Estate - Volunteer Cleanup In an earlier post to this blog, entitled " …George Bucknam Dorr - the Father of Acadia National Park" (4 May 2012), I mentioned his estate had been neglected for many years; but in December 2011 …Acadia National Park let experienced Friends of Acadia (FOA) volunteers, under Park supervision, initiate a cleanup of Dorr's Oldfarm homesite. …On October 11, 2012, nearly a year later, the Park again allowed a second supervised FOA volunteer effort to continue the cleanup of the Dorr homesite. | |
| E.A. Lawler Paint Company Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  E.A. Lawler Paint Company Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Lawler purchased the building in 1923. The other half of the building was occupied by the Robinson Brother's Automobile Accessories salesroom File Attachment: E.A._Lawler_Paint_Company.pdf …Dorr Carpenter Shop E.A. …Dorr built the large, low shop on the next lot as a carpenter shop and later sold it to E. A. Lawler. …Thornton, p. 157: 1938 Dorr Sylvester Warren Dorr (1888-1959) See also: Sylvester Warren Dorr s Workshop ME - SWH - 005 Causeway Lane North Painter …Lawler Buys Dorr Building for Shop The Dorr building on the Clark s Point Road has been purchased by E.A. | ||
| Whitney Electrical Store Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Whitney Electrical Store Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: E.A._Lawler_Paint_Company.pdf …Dorr Carpenter Shop E.A. …Dorr built the large, low shop on the next lot as a carpenter shop and later sold it to E. A. Lawler. …Thornton, p. 157: 1938 Dorr Sylvester Warren Dorr (1888-1959) See also: Sylvester Warren Dorr s Workshop ME - SWH - 005 Causeway Lane North Painter …Lawler Buys Dorr Building for Shop The Dorr building on the Clark s Point Road has been purchased by E.A. | ||
| Acadia National Park, Founded on Inspiration, Perseverance and Generosity Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Acadia National Park, Founded on Inspiration, Perseverance and Generosity Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: 2014-07-21 Acadia National Park, Founded on Inspiration, Perseverance and Generosity.pdf …Dorr and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. …Dorr seized on Eliot's idea of preservation, was his vice-president on the HCTPR and dedicated his life to the establishment and development of Acadia …There is a bronze memorial plaque for him at Sieur de Monts located on the east base of Dorr Mountain, formerly Dry Mountain and renamed in his honor. …But unlike the recognition accorded to Eliot and Dorr, no Acadia NP mountain is named for him. | |
| Sieur de Monts Spring Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Sieur de Monts Spring Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: Sieur De Monts Spring - Dorr.pdf …Dorr Dorr s work at Sieur de Monts Spring symbolizes the enthusiasm and spirit of many early 20th-century summer residents who worked to preserve and …In a sense, Sieur de Monts Spring has become a memorial to Dorr, for it was his inspiration and determination that led to the creation of Acadia National …Dorr, Acadia s rst superintendent, built an octagonal tile-roofed structure over a spring at the south end of Great Meadow. | ||
| The Emery Path - Another Historic Gem in Acadia National Park Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  The Emery Path - Another Historic Gem in Acadia National Park Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: 2013-12-09 The Emery Path -- Another Historic Gem in Acadia NP.pdf …It continues to the junction of the Schiff Path up to the Dorr Mountain summit and the Kurt Diederich Climb path down to the junction of the Kane, Jesup …Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association's Roads and Paths committee under chairman Herbert Jaques and with notable co-members Waldron Bates, George Dorr …It is an amazing adventure over granite steps and staircases across the lower east side of Dorr Mountain. …It is here where this prominent photograph was taken of George Dorr, a founder of Acadia NP and its first superintendent. | |
| The CCC in Acadia Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  The CCC in Acadia Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: CCC - Russell - 2008.pdf …Dorr, and John D. Rockefeller Jr., the visionary founders of the heritage we serve today. …Dorr, ever politically-agile, quickly brought the CCC to Acadia. By Memorial Day, when Mr. …Dorr hosted Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes and National Park Service Director Horace Albright at Old Farm, two CCC camps were under construction …Dorr would Friends of Acadia Journal write that they furnished the park with all the labor it has had, road construction apart and have enabled | |
| Camp Aim-Al Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Camp Aim-Al Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Land now owned by Acadia National Park. File Attachment: Camp Aim-Al.pdf …On 14 August 1929 Leffingwell's six children conveyed the Camp Aim-Al property to George Dorr, then superintendent of Acadia National Park and board member …of the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations. - Because of Dorr's U.S. …Less than a week later, on 20 August, Dorr transferred it to John D. Rockefeller, Jr. | ||
| 2013-11-01 Acadia National Park's Oceanfront Cottage Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  2013-11-01 Acadia National Park's Oceanfront Cottage Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: 2013-11-01 Acadia NP's Oceanfront Cottage.pdf …On 14 August 1929 Leffingwell's six children conveyed the Camp Aim-Al property to George Dorr, then superintendent of Acadia National Park and board member …of the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations.*3 Less than a week later, on 20 August, Dorr transferred it to John D. …site and ocean ledge.*4 *Footnotes: 1 See my blog posts of 5 February and 15 April 2013. 2 Bar Harbor Times, September 12, 1928, p. 3. 3 Because of Dorr's | |
| Acadia National Park's Discarded Sweet Waters of Acadia Slab Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Acadia National Park's Discarded Sweet Waters of Acadia Slab Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: 2012-12-03 Acadia National Park's Discarded Sweet Waters of Acadia Slab.pdf …Dorr, was completing construction of three buildings at Sieur de Monts: a spring cover house, a bottling house and a reception room building. …Possibly it was because Dorr wanted a more prominent stone to tout the Sweet Waters of Acadia. …Unwanted bushes, weeds and small trees have been removed from the pool's perimeter and the Dorr memorial. | |
| The Pulpits of Acadia Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  The Pulpits of Acadia Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: 2013-07-11 The Pulpits of Acadia.pdf …The second pulpit rock initially appeared on 1896 path and MDI maps and was located in the gorge between Cadillac and Dorr Collections of Jesup Memorial …crosses the [Kebo] brook and finally reaches the gorge and runs in the bed of the brook up between Green Pulpit Rock - Gorge Path [Cadillac] and Dry [Dorr …Here are their GPS locations: Bar Harbor Shore Path: N44 23.444' W068 12.083' Cadillac-Dorr Gorge Trail: N44 21.556' W068 13.211' Maple Spring | |
| A Memorial Walk - Bar Harbor to Sieur de Monts Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  A Memorial Walk - Bar Harbor to Sieur de Monts Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: 2012-06-24 A Memorial Walk - Bar Harbor to Sieur de Monts.pdf …To your left is the white Sieur de Monts spring house; Bostonian George Dorr, the "Father of Acadia National Park," purchased the land in 1909 to preserve …Behind the Nature Center is a memorial to George Dorr. …: N44 21.695' W068 12.513' 8-Abbe Museum: N44 21.662' W068 12.475' 9-Jesup, Diederich, Kane memorials: N44 21.512' W068 12.425' 10-George Dorr |