Description: A letter from the acting director of the National Park Service, Arno B. Cammerer, to the Lafayette National Park custodian, George B. Dorr. Cammerer informs Dorr that a proposed road project in Lafayette National Park has been approved. Cammerer believes the proposed plan will provide access to more of the park and states that the planning recognized the importance of keeping some areas remote from the development to maintain their wild character. People Mentioned: E. C. Finney, Frederick Hale, Bert Manfred Fernald, John Edward Nelson [show more]
Description: A letter from Senator George Wharton Pepper to Harold Peabody. Senator Pepper includes a copy of the text from a letter he wrote to Loren Kimball, outlining his position on the construction of roads in Lafayette National Park. Pepper tells Peabody that he feels the Jordan Pond Valley is spoiled but hopes that the Bubble Pond Valley may yet be saved. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr, John D. Rockefeller Jr.
Description: A letter from Barrington Moore suggesting arguments to Harold Peabody for advancing his campaign against the further construction of roads in Lafayette National Park. Moore argues that while roads are necessary for the park to fulfill its mission of providing access to the public, certain areas must be kept wild, not only for the enjoyment of those seeking solitude in nature but also to serve as natural laboratories for scientists. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr [show more]
Description: A letter from Frederic Delano Weekes to Frank B. Rowell, the secretary of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association. Weekes states his hope that high-ranking officials in the National Park Service will share his and Rowell's view that road construction in Lafayette National Park should be curtailed. Weekes goes on to suggest that those involved with the various path committees should confer and create a plan to prevent over-development in the park. People Mentioned: Robert Sterling Yard, Arno B. Cammerer, Harold Peabody [show more]
Document, Government, Marriage Record, Marriage Certificate
Creator:
State of Maine Division of Vital StatisticsStanley, Eugene M.
Date:
1929-06-09
Place:
Tremont
Description: Marriage certificate for Oscar A. Tolman and Eva F. Springer. People Mentioned: Eva F. Springer, Oscar A. Tolman, Isaac H. Tolman, Ada J. Arey, Lewis F. Springer, Margaret Rich, Lloyd E. Marble
Document, Government, Marriage Record, Marriage Certificate
Creator:
State of Maine
Date:
1921-01-08
Place:
Mount Desert
Description: Marriage certificate for Miles Milton McIntire and Lucy A. Reed. People Mentioned: Miles Milton McIntire, Thomas A. McIntire, Nellie M. Coburn, Lucy A. Reed, E. J. Reed, Jessie Tibbetts
Document, Government, Death Record, Death Certificate
Creator:
State of Maine
Neal, G. A.
Date:
1926-02
Place:
Tremont
Description: Death certificate for Lewis Freeman Gott. People Mentioned: Lewis Freeman Gott, Vesta Murphy, Samuel M. Gott, Hannah Richardson, Hallie Murphy, William J. Lower