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V. Roswell Ludgate Maintenance of Vistas in Acadia National Park Letter, August 2, 1941 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other Recreation		1941-08-02	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	V. Roswell Ludgate Maintenance of Vistas in Acadia National Park Letter, August 2, 1941 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1014 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other Recreation Date: 1941-08-02 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: An unsigned letter to V. Roswell Ludgate of the National Park Service asking that vistas in Acadia National Park, which have become obscured by tree growth, be cleared. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr
Hubert Work to Frank B. Rowell Letter, July 16, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Places, Park Recreation	Work, Hubert	1924-07-16	Acadia National Park, Lafayette National Park	Copyright Not Evaluated	Hubert Work to Frank B. Rowell Letter, July 16, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1013 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Places, Park Recreation Creator: Work, Hubert Date: 1924-07-16 Place: Acadia National Park, Lafayette National Park Description: A letter from the Secretary of the Interior Hubert Work to Frank Rowell regarding road construction in Lafayette National Park. Work believes that compromise between groups with opposing views and an "open door policy" of complete transparency with any plans related to development in the park are necessary in planning for the future of the national park. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr
Harold Peabody Roads in Lafayette National Park Letter, c. March 26, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Places, Park Recreation	Peabody, Harold	1924-03-26 c.	United States	Copyright Not Evaluated	Harold Peabody Roads in Lafayette National Park Letter, c. March 26, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1012 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Places, Park Recreation Creator: Peabody, Harold Date: 1924-03-26 c. Place: United States Description: An unaddressed letter by Harold Peabody regarding a hearing in Washington, D.C. about road construction in Lafayette National Park. Peabody believes further development of the park should be prohibited and is discouraged by proposals for carriage roads through the Bubble Pond Valley. People Mentioned: George Wharton Pepper
M. L. Peabody to Stephen Mather Letter, undated (Copy 1) Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Nature Other Places, Park Recreation	Peabody, Marian Lawrence		Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	M. L. Peabody to Stephen Mather Letter, undated (Copy 1) Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1011 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Nature Other Places, Park Recreation Creator: Peabody, Marian Lawrence Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from Harold Peabody to the director of the National Park Service, Stephen T. Mather. Peabody believes that he and Mather share a similar desire to see wild places conserved and is confident that Mather will see that the natural character of Mount Desert Island will be preserved by the National Park Service by not allowing further development of Lafayette National Park. People Mentioned: William C. Endicott
Lincoln Cromwell to Arno B. Cammerer Letter, March 10, 1927 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	People Recreation	Cromwell, Lincoln	1927-03-10	Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor	Copyright Not Evaluated	Lincoln Cromwell to Arno B. Cammerer Letter, March 10, 1927 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1007 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: People Recreation Creator: Cromwell, Lincoln Date: 1927-03-10 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: A letter from the Northeast Harbor Village Improvement Society president, Lincoln Cromwell, requesting that the National Park Service delay a decision on the construction of a road proposed by John D. Rockefeller Jr. Mr. Cromwell would like the park service to give Mount Desert Island's permanent and summer residents an opportunity to debate the matter. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr, John D. Rockefeller Jr.
Gist Blair to Hubert Work Letter, March 10, 1927 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	People Recreation	Blair, Gist	1927-03-10	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	Gist Blair to Hubert Work Letter, March 10, 1927 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1006 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: People Recreation Creator: Blair, Gist Date: 1927-03-10 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association president Gist Blair, stating his support for an expanded road network on Mount Desert Island. However, Mr. Blair believes that the National Park Service should allow the permanent and summer residents an opportunity to discuss the issue before the government makes any decisions regarding new road construction. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr, John D. Rockefeller Jr.
Hubert Work to Gist Blair Letter, March 11, 1927 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Recreation	Work, Hubert	1927-03-11	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	Hubert Work to Gist Blair Letter, March 11, 1927 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1005 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Recreation Creator: Work, Hubert Date: 1927-03-11 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Secretary of the Interior, Hubert Work, responds to a letter from Gist Blair regarding road construction in Lafayette National Park. Mr. Work expresses his belief that small parks like Lafayette would be better managed if they were under the supervision of states rather than the federal government.
George B. Dorr to R.A. Thorndike Letter, July 24, 1939 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other Recreation	Dorr, George B.	1939-07-24	Acadia National Park	Copyright Not Evaluated	George B. Dorr to R.A. Thorndike Letter, July 24, 1939 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1003 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other Recreation Creator: Dorr, George B. Date: 1939-07-24 Place: Acadia National Park Description: Acadia National Park superintendent George Dorr writes in response to a request from the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association for brush removal in order to maintain vistas along park roads. Mr. Dorr requests that the Village Improvement Association start referring to Bubble Pond Road and Summit Road as such in future correspondence and publications.
Summit of Green Mountain Poster, c. 1880s Great Harbor Maritime Museum	Document, Advertising, Poster	Places, Path Recreation Tourism Transportation			Acadia National Park, Cadillac Mountain	Copyright Not Evaluated	Summit of Green Mountain Poster, c. 1880s Great Harbor Maritime Museum Identifier: ghmm-1008 Type: Document, Advertising, Poster Subject: Places, Path Recreation Tourism Transportation Place: Acadia National Park, Cadillac Mountain Description: Poster addressed to the "Mount Desert tourist," advertising the summit of Green Mountain, 1525 feet above sea level, which can be reached by an easy drive via the Green Mountain Carriage Toll Road.

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