The Significance l of ai Tr to lock Hem Bar Harbor Sieur de Monts Spring @@APPQÀÀÁ P a one way In 1909, George B. Dorr, Acadia’s first superintendent, built an r k octagonal tile-roofed structure over a spring at the south end of Great L Wild Gardens o Meadow. On a nearby rock, he carved The Sweet Waters of Acadia. o He named the spring Sieur de Monts, in honor of the French noble- of p Acadia parking R man who was commissioned Lieutenant Governor of New France by o @@ABBCPPQRRSÀÀÁÂÂÃ King Henry IV in 1603. As Lieutenant Governor, Pierre Dugua Sieur a d de Mons gained authority over all North America between the l 40th and the 46th parallels, from present-day Philadelphia to Cape i a r one way Breton. N T 3 two way p e Dugua was directed “to establish the name, power, and authority u t s e u of the King of France; to summon the natives to a knowledge of the J Nature Center o R Christian religion; to people, cultivate, and settle the said lands; to BBCRRSÂÂÃ make explorations and especially to seek out mines of precious metals.” to George B. Dorr Armed with his grandiose mission, Dorr Monument to Mountain Sand Beach Dugua, his navigator Samuel to Champlain, and his crew sailed to Blackwoods Campground North America. There they estab- Spring House lished an ill-fated French settle- ment on Saint Croix Island, located on the present-day Maine/ New Brunswick border. KEY Dorr’s work at Sieur de Monts trail Spring symbolizes the enthusiasm and spirit of many early twentieth to The Tarn stream century summer residents who bridge worked to preserve and protect the natural and historic values of Mount paved Desert Island. In a sense, Sieur de walk Monts Spring has become a memo- Abbe Museum rial to Dorr, for it was his inspira- tion and determination that led to the creation of Acadia National Park. George B. Dorr 12/99.