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Dorr's Oldfarm Estate - Volunteer Cleanup Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage	Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan	2012-10-11	In Copyright	Dorr's Oldfarm Estate - Volunteer Cleanup Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-15560 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Creator: Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan Date: 2012-10-11 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.
Acadia National Park, Founded on Inspiration, Perseverance and Generosity Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places	Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan	2014-07-21	In Copyright	Acadia National Park, Founded on Inspiration, Perseverance and Generosity Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-15582 Type: Reference Subject: Places Creator: Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan Date: 2014-07-21 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.
The Emery Path - Another Historic Gem in Acadia National Park Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places, Hiking Trail	Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan	2013-12-09	In Copyright	The Emery Path - Another Historic Gem in Acadia National Park Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-15576 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Hiking Trail Creator: Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan Date: 2013-12-09 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.
2013-11-01 Acadia National Park's Oceanfront Cottage Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage	Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan	2013-11-01	In Copyright	2013-11-01 Acadia National Park's Oceanfront Cottage Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-15575 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Creator: Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan Date: 2013-11-01 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	Reference	Places, Park	Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan	2012-12-03	In Copyright	Acadia National Park's Discarded Sweet Waters of Acadia Slab Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-15562 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Park Creator: Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan Date: 2012-12-03 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	Reference	Places, Park	Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan	2013-07-11	In Copyright	The Pulpits of Acadia Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-15571 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Park Creator: Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan Date: 2013-07-11 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	Reference	Places, Hiking Trail	Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan	2012-06-24	In Copyright	A Memorial Walk - Bar Harbor to Sieur de Monts Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-15554 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Hiking Trail Creator: Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan Date: 2012-06-24 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
Unexpected Finds in a National Park Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places, Park	Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan	2014-04-21	In Copyright	Unexpected Finds in a National Park Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-15579 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Park Creator: Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan Date: 2014-04-21 File Attachment: 2014-04-21 Unexpected Finds in a National Park.pdf …Dorr and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Dorr at the time was superintendant of Lafayette National Park (Acadia NP's predecessor).
Acadia National Park's Little-Known Mountain Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places, Mountain	Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan	2014-06-04	In Copyright	Acadia National Park's Little-Known Mountain Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-15581 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Mountain Creator: Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan Date: 2014-06-04 File Attachment: 2014-06-04 Acadia National Park's Little-Known Mountain.pdf …In 1939 Daniel's son Fred approached George Dorr, Acadia NP superintendant, for permission to install a bronze plaque in Daniel's honor on the former site …Dorr favored the request for its historical import and recommended it to the NPS director in Washington, DC.
The Return of a Restored Beloved Memorial Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places, Park	Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan	2014-07-31	In Copyright	The Return of a Restored Beloved Memorial Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-15583 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Park Creator: Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan Date: 2014-07-31 File Attachment: 2014-07-31 The Return of a Restored Beloved Memorial.pdf …Lilian s memorial, installed about 1929, is on the Gorge Path between Cadillac and Dorr Mountains.
Start of FOA-Acadia NP's 2013 Volunteer Season Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places, Park	Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan	2013-04-25	In Copyright	Start of FOA-Acadia NP's 2013 Volunteer Season Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-15568 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Park Creator: Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan Date: 2013-04-25 File Attachment: 2013-04-25 Start of FOA-Acadia NP's 2013 Volunteer Season.pdf ….*1 Finished and smiling It parallels then crosses Kebo Brook, which originates in The Gorge between Dorr and Cadillac Mountains, and runs along the
The Cross on Flying Mountain, Acadia National Park - a Mystery Unraveled Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places, Mountain	Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan	2014-10-22	In Copyright	The Cross on Flying Mountain, Acadia National Park - a Mystery Unraveled Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-15586 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Mountain Creator: Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan Date: 2014-10-22 File Attachment: 2014-10-22 The Cross on Flying Mountain, Acadia National Park -- a Mystery Unraveled.pdf …Dorr, custodian of the new Sieur de Monts National Monument.
The Magnificent and Mysterious Homans Path Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places, Hiking Trail	Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan	2012-04-20	In Copyright	The Magnificent and Mysterious Homans Path Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-15550 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Hiking Trail Creator: Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan Date: 2012-04-20 File Attachment: 2012-04-20_The_Magnificent_and_Mysterious_Homans_Path.pdf …Once at the top hikers can continue on to the 1270-ft summit of Dorr Mountain via the Schiff Path or return to Sieur de Monts via the Emery Path or the
Acadia National Park's Other Bar Island Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places, Island	Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan	2013-01-10	In Copyright	Acadia National Park's Other Bar Island Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-15563 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Island Creator: Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan Date: 2013-01-10 File Attachment: 2013-01-10 Acadia National Park's Other Bar Island.pdf …The Bar Harbor Times reported that Park superintendent George Dorr had hosted a luncheon for 60 guests from the Appalachian Club at Echo Lake "at the beautiful
Horse Trough Memorial in Acadia National Park - a Mystery Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Object, Other Object	Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan	2014-01-21	In Copyright	Horse Trough Memorial in Acadia National Park - a Mystery Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-15577 Type: Reference Subject: Object, Other Object Creator: Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan Date: 2014-01-21 File Attachment: 2014-01-21 Horse Trough Memorial in Acadia NP -- a Mystery.pdf …George Dorr, a founder and first superintendant of Acadia National Park, donated the granite from which it was built from his Bear Brook Quarry, which
Acadia National Park's Forsaken Lakes Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places, Lake	Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan	2014-05-18	In Copyright	Acadia National Park's Forsaken Lakes Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-15580 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Lake Creator: Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan Date: 2014-05-18 File Attachment: 2014-05-18 Acadia National Park's Forsaken Lakes.pdf …Renowned landscape architect Beatrix Farrand designed the bridge, a plan approved by Park superintendant George Dorr in November, 1928.
The Civilian Conservation Corps Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Organizations, Civic	Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan	2015-03-13	In Copyright	The Civilian Conservation Corps Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-15588 Type: Reference Subject: Organizations, Civic Creator: Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan Date: 2015-03-13 File Attachment: 2015-03-13 The Civilian Conservation Corps.pdf …Dorr, Acadia NP s superintendent, saw the usefulness of the CCC and succeeded in getting its help. Three camps were established in the Park.

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