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Acadia National Park
(Encyclopedia) Acadia National Park, 48,419 acres (19,603 hectares), SE Maine, on the Atlantic coast; est. as Sieur de Monts National Monument 1916, designated Lafayette National Park 1919, renamed…Bar Harbor
(Encyclopedia) Bar Harbor, town (2020 pop. 5,089), SE Maine, on Mount Desert Island and on Frenchman Bay; settled 1763, inc. 1796. It was…Mount Desert Island
(Encyclopedia) Mount Desert IslandMount Desert Islanddĭzûrtˈ [key], c.100 sq mi (260 sq km), largest island off the coast of Maine; separated from the mainland by Frenchman Bay, Mt. Desert Narrows,…Ten Most Visited National Parks, 2006
Rank Name and location Numberof visitors 1. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tenn. 9,289,215 2. Grand…Worst U.S. Forest Fires
Great Balls of Fire 1871 Oct. 8-14, Peshtigo, Wis: over 1,500 lives lost and 3.8 million acres burned in nation's worst forest fire. 1889 June 6, Seattle, Wash.: fire destroyed 64 acres of the…The Top Ten: Most Visited American National Park Sites
Most Visited U.S. National Parks Rank Name, location Visitors (in millions) 1. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tenn. 12.5 2…Maine
Maine State Information Capital: Augusta Official Name: State of Maine Organized as a territory/republic: 1820 Entered Union (rank): March 15, 1820 (23) Present constitution adopted: 1820…Maine, state, United States
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Maine, largest of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by New Hampshire (W), the Canadian provinces of Quebec (NW) and New Brunswick (NE), the Bay of…Trending
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