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203 The French Connection

Title: The French Connection over a series of historic drawings, maps, and images depicting French colonization and settlement in the park.

Frenchman Bay, in frontof you, and other prominent place names commemorate the region's rich French heritage. "Acadia" stems from "Arcadia," a term used by Giovanni Verrazano's expedition to describe the Atlantic coast in 1524. The name "Mount Desert Island" was given by French explorer and cartographer Samuel Champlain during his 1604 visit. "Cadillac Mountain" honors Antoine de la Mothe-Cadillac, a self-proclaimed French noble who received a large land grant, including all of Mount Desert Island, from King Louis in 1688. The french, however, ultimately lost the struggle to control northeastern North America in the mid-1770s, when British troops defeated the French at Quebec. As you travel around Acadia today, look for other place names that signal Acadia's French connection.

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Acadia National Park, Code: ACAD

Frenchman Bay Overlook, Acadia National Park, Hancock County, Maine
Latitude: 44.4055661892556, Longitude: -68.2371411230149

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