Timelines: Lafayette National Park Becomes Acadia

Authors

Brian Kevin

Source

Down East

Date

1-2020

Pages

44-45

Abstract

A brief account of the anecdotes surrounding why and how the Moore heiresses, daughters of John Godfrey Moore who owned thousands of acres on Maine's Schoodic peninsula, persuaded park superintendent George Dorr to change the park's name from Lafayetter to Acadia.

Subjects

Acadia National Park (Me.)

Recommended Citation

Kevin, Brian, "Timelines: Lafayette National Park Becomes Acadia" (2020). Maine News Index - Down East Magazine. 5328.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_downeast/5328