The Aporia · In 1908, Eliza Homans donated 140 acres of land to stop future development, six years later it became a part of Acadia National Park

Eliza Homans donated 140 acres of land to the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservation (HCTPR) in May 1908, which later became part of Acadia National Park. The donation was made after Homans' husband died and her children passed away, leaving her a sense of loss and connection to Mount Desert Island. Her land transfer included reservations for shooting, fishing, boating, and keeping a boathouse on the property. Homans' donation marked the beginning of momentum for subsequent land donations and purchases that would become Acadia National Park.

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Eliza Homans, a longtime resident of Bar Harbor, donated 140 acres of land to Acadia National Park in 1908. This donation was part of a larger effort by conservation-minded citizens to create the park, which was the first national park created from private lands gifted to the public. Eliza had previously spent summers with her husband at their cottage near Schooner Head Overlook, just outside Bar Harbor. After her husband's death in 1886, she continued to travel and manage properties across New England, including a joint property on Mount Desert Island that would later become part of the Old Farm estate. Her donation included areas known as the Bowl, the Beehive, and the south side of Champlain Mountain. Today, this area is a popular spot for hiking and viewing in Acadia National Park.

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For years, she stayed in Bar Harbor, becoming a longtime resident and coming to own approximately 140 acres of land which included the Bowl, the Beehive, and the south side of Champlain Mountain.

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🔮 Homans decided this land, with its tremendous natural features, could not truly be "owned" and needed to be shared.

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In 1908, Eliza Homans donated 140 acres of land to stop future development, six years later it became a part of Acadia National Park · assertive framing

Acadia National Park was the first national park created from private lands gifted to the public through the efforts of conservation-minded citizens. asserted

Park → create → citizens

Many of the activities surrounding the civic groups that created the park excluded women and people of colour, as per the park's website. asserted

that → surround → website

However, there was one woman, a longtime resident Eliza Homans, who donated 140 acres of land to the park and this area is a popular hiking and viewing spot today. asserted

area → be → park

Eliza Lee Lothorp was born in 1832 in Dover, New Hampshire to Mary and Samuel K. Lothorp. asserted

Lothorp → bear → Lothorp

She spent her childhood in Boston and married Charles Dudley Homans in 1856. asserted

She → spend → 1856

They lived together in Boston, but from the 1870s, they spent their summers in their cottage near Schooner Head Overlook, just a few miles from Bar Harbor. asserted

they → live → Harbor

Her brother also had property on Mount Desert Island, which had been purchased jointly along with the father of George Dorr and later became part of the Old Farm estate. asserted

which → have → estate

After Eliza's husband Charles died in 1886, she continued to travel, manage properties across New England, and found a ladies' social club with her sister. asserted

she → die → sister

In the following two decades, both of her children died within a year of each other and she found solace in her connection to Mount Desert Island. asserted

she → follow → Island

For years, she stayed in Bar Harbor, becoming a longtime resident and coming to own approximately 140 acres of land which included the Bowl, the Beehive, and the south side of Champlain Mountain. asserted

which → stay → Mountain

Beehive rises 500 ft above the ocean on the southeastern edge of Mount Desert Island, and the Bowl is a small pond just in front of it. asserted

Bowl → rise → it

Homans decided this land, with its tremendous natural features, could not truly be "owned" and needed to be shared. uncertain

land → decide → features

If she didn’t preserve that land, “my grandchildren may find a ‘Merry-Go-Round’ established there!” she feared. uncertain

she → preserve → Round

Eliza Homans' was the first land donation to HCTPR, starting the momentum for subsequent land donations and purchases to what would later become Acadia National Park. asserted

what → start → donations

In May 1908, she sent a deed to Charles W. Eliot, president of the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservation (HCTPR). uncertain

she → send → Reservation

She opted for the land transfer, but not for her name to be publicised. asserted

name → opt → transfer

This was the first land donation to HCTPR, starting the momentum for subsequent land donations and purchases to what would later become Acadia National Park. asserted

what → start → donations

Homans' friendships with other conservationists like Charles W. Eliot and family connections to the island may have influenced her decision to donate her land. uncertain

friendships → influence → land

Her land transfer did have reservations, including the right to shoot, fish, boat and keep a boathouse on the Bowl. asserted

transfer → have → Bowl

The Beehive Mountain Aqueduct Company, was also permitted to continue using the pond as a public water supply. asserted

Company → permit → supply

Eliza Homans died in 1914 in Bar Harbor and was buried with her husband in Cambridge, Massachusetts. asserted

Homans → die → Cambridge

Between 1915 and 1916, Homans Path was constructed in her name as part of a trail network at and around Sieur de Monts. asserted

Path → construct → Monts

It is a steep trail consisting of granite steps, tight passages, and overhangs, where hikers can continue onto the summit of Dorr Mountain via other connector trails. asserted

hikers → consist → trails

Today, Acadia National Park covers a total of more than 49,000 acres, donated by multiple people and is managed by the National Park Service. asserted

Park → cover → Service

In 1908, Eliza Homans donated 140 acres of land to stop future development, six years later it became a part of Acadia National Park

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