Keywords: Agamont Park
Item 18959
Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1910 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Postcard
Item 66244
Agamont Park, Bar Harbor, ca. 1935
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1935 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Linen texture postcard
Exhibit
For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.
Site Page
Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication
"… 1855 Bar Harbor postmaster Tobias Roberts opened Agamont House at the foot of Main Street, where he also built the village's first wharf."
Site Page
Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Inns
"… Tobias Roberts took the lead in Bar Harbor with Agamont House (1855). After that, the hotel race was on – and Bar Harbor won."
