Maine Memory Network

Green Mountain Cog Railroad, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Acadia National Park Date: circa 1890 Location: Bar Harbor; Eden Media: Photographic print

Green Mountain Railway, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Great Harbor Maritime Museum Date: circa 1890 Location: Mount Desert; Bar Harbor Media: Postcard

Designing Acadia

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.

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Green Mountain Railway

"Clerque chose a cog railway, like the one used on Mount Washington, and had railway tracks built from Eagle Lake to the summit of Green Mountain."