At first, Acadia National Park was only a monument. In 1913, President
             Woodrow Wilson named 6,000 acres Sieur de Monts National Monument.
             Soon, many citizens donated time and money to the park. In 1919 President
             Wilson signed an act changing the monument to a national park. The main
             reason that Acadia National Park was established was to protect the areas
             scenic values, the rocky coast, it's islands, and the plants and wildlife.
             This park is unusual because it wasn't made on public lands, or
             bought with public funding. It was made because of the money the private
             citizens donated. John D Rockefeller Jr. alone built the carriage roads and
             bought the park more than 11,000 acres, which is about one third of the
             Acadia National Park has 35,000 acres of rocky seacoast, islands,
             forests, mountains, and lakes. Everything is open to the public to enjoy.
             there are over 120 miles of hiking trails. The trails range from short, sea
             level walks, to the extremely steep precipice trail. The trails are all
             connected together, so the hikers can visit a few mountain's peaks in one
             trip. 57 miles of roads are open to bicyclists, horseback riders, and
             carriages. There are also 27 miles set aside for a scenic drive through
             Acadia has a huge history. The name Acadia was French before it
             turned into English and then American. Its first name was Mount Desert
             Island, named by the French explored, Champlain. Champlain had the first
             boating mishap on the rocky shoreline. He was sailing his boat near the
             shore when his got stuck on the rocks. Until the Civil War, This shoreline's
             ledges and fog were hazards to sailors. Fours automatic lighthouses now
             run in the area of Egg Rock, Bass Harbor Head, Baker Island, and Great
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