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Bar Harbor, a town in Hancock County, incorporated on February 23, 1796 under the name Eden from land set off from the town of Mount Desert on Mount Desert Island. After over 120 years, its name was changed to Bar Harbor on March 5, 1918.

  1. February 23, 1796 incorporated as Eden The territory thus incorporated into the town of Eden consisted of " that portion of the island of Mount Desert lying northerly of the line before mentioned, with Bar Island, Green Island, Black Island, and Thompson's Island." By virtue of the power vested in him by the act of incorporation, Paul Dudley Sargent, Esq., issued his warrant, dated at Sullivan, March 18,1796, to Ezra Young, requiring him to notify and warn the inhabitants of Eden to assemble at the house of Captain Samuel Hull at Hull's Cove, on Monday, the 4th day of April,
  2. June 27 1849 Thompson's Island and a small portion of Mount Desert Island was set off to Trenton as petitioned by William Thompson.
  3. March 5, 1918 renamed Bar Harbor

Villages, Locations and Settlements

Islands

  • Eden (1800-1910)

  • Canoe Point

  • Dorr Point

  • Hadley(s) Point (Simeon Hadley 1742-1825)

  • Hamilton Station

  • Hulls Cove (Samuel Hull 1760-1827)

  • Indian Point

  • Israel Point

  • Leland Point (Amariah Leland 1710-1790)

  • Lookout Point

  • Negro Point (aka Spruce Point)

  • Ogden Point

  • Parker Point (Silas Parker   )

  • Red Rock Corner

  • Salsbury Cove (Ebenezer Salsbury)

  • Sand Point

  • Black Island

  • Green Island

  • Milliken Island

  • The Twinnies

  • Thomas Island1

 

 

1Bar and Porcupine Islands are part of Gouldsboro

Bar Harbor Cemeteries 18 sites
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