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Acadia

Historical colony of New France in northeastern North America

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Acadia

Acadia 1754.svg : TUPKAM Carte Acadie en Amérique du Nord.svg : Dr Wilson deriva · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Street map of the area around Acadia; the red dot marks 44°21′00″N 68°13′01″W
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Coordinates: 44°21′00″N 68°13′01″W (44.3500, -68.2170) · Open in OpenStreetMap

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Acadia National Park encompasses 49,075 acres on Mount Desert Island, the Schoodic Peninsula, Isle au Haut, and several smaller islands.[1][2] Recreational activities include hiking, bicycling on historic carriage roads, kayaking, and ranger-led programs.[3] Cadillac Mountain, the highest peak on the U.S. Atlantic coast, is located within the park, which also showcases exposed granite domes, glacial erratics, and cobble beaches.[1]

Last updated 2026-10-04 from the source article.

Geography and history

The first French missionary colony in America was established on the island in 1613 but was destroyed by an armed vessel from the Colony of Virginia.[4] For at least 12,000 years, the area now called Acadia has been home to Native Americans, and the Wabanaki people referred to Mount Desert Island as "Pemetic," which translates to "range of mountains."[5] On February 26, 1919, Congress changed the designation to Lafayette National Park, making it the first national park located east of the Mississippi River.[6] Between 1915 and 1940, John D. Rockefeller Jr. funded and oversaw the creation of a carriage road network, initially spanning about 57 miles and including 17 stone-faced bridges.[7][8]

In 2025, the park recorded 4,079,318 recreation visits, a new all-time high that exceeded the previous record from 2021.[3][9]

What the cited sources add

The National Park Service's ethnography by Prins and McBride documents that Asticou was chieftain of the greater Mount Desert Island area in the early 17th century.[10][11] The NPS account of the Fire of 1947 states that approximately 17,188 acres of Mount Desert Island burned, and the fire was not pronounced completely out until November 14.[12] The Bangor Daily News reported that Acadia's record 2025 visits broke the previous record by over 10,000 visits.[9] The same news article notes that the surge in visitors has created traffic congestion and contributed to rising housing prices on Mount Desert Island.[9]

The National Park Service reports that the 1947 fire led to greater diversity in both the composition and age structure of the park's forests.[12]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Acadia National Park" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Foundation Document: Acadia National Park (archive). pp. 28, 41 (of PDF file). nps.gov. National Park Service. September 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2018.; "Biographical/Historical Note, Simpson family papers, 1919-1989.", DIMES: The Online Collection and Catalog of Rockefeller Archive Center (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Acadia National Park" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "National Reports - Park Acreage Reports (1997 – Last Calendar/Fiscal Year)", irma.nps.gov; "Schoodic General Management Plan Amendment" (archive). page 3. nps.gov. National Park Service. April 2006. Retrieved December 7, 2018.; "National Park Service Completes Visitor Use Management Plan for the Isle au Haut District" (archive). nps.gov. National Park Service. February 26, 2015. Retrie; "Park Statistics", nps.gov (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Acadia National Park" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; "Acadia set new record for total visits in 2025", Bangor Daily News, January 24, 2026 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Acadia National Park" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Cammerer, "Acadia National Park", United States Government Printing Office, 1937 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Acadia National Park" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; "Frequently Asked Questions" (archive). nps.gov. National Park Service. October 26, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018. (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Acadia National Park" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Park Statistics", nps.gov; "Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations" (archive). nps.gov. National Park Service. January 17, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Acadia National Park" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Acadia's Historic Carriage Roads" (archive). nps.gov. National Park Service. December 14, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2018. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Acadia National Park" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Brown, "Beatrix: the gardening life of Beatrix Jones Farrand, 1872–1959", Viking Press, March 1, 1995, p. 208; Schmitt, "History Acadia National Park: The Stories Behind One of America's Great Treasures", Lyons Press, 2016, p. 130; "The Carriage Roads of Acadia National Park" (archive). nps.gov. May 2007. National Park Service. Retrieved December 9, 2018. (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  9. "Acadia set new record for total visits in 2025", Bangor Daily News, January 24, 2026. facts only, no text reused. bangordailynews.com
  10. Wikipedia, "Acadia National Park" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Prins, Harald E. L.; McBride, Bunny (December 2007). "Asticou's Island Domain: Wabanaki Peoples at Mount Desert Island 1500–2000, Acadia National Park, Ethnogra (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  11. Prins, Harald E. L.; McBride, Bunny (December 2007). "Asticou's Island Domain: Wabanaki Peoples at Mount Desert Island 1500–2000, Acadia National Park, Ethnogra. facts only, no text reused. nps.gov
  12. "Fire of 1947", National Park Service, December 14, 2015. facts only, no text reused. home.nps.gov

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Acadia National Park (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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