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Place Name
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Bar Harbor
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Place Status (Type)
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town
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Population
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2,768 (1990)
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Location
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Hancock County, Maine (ME), United States, North America
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Latitude
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44°22'N
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Longitude
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68°12'W
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Bar Harbor
, town (1990 pop. 2,768), Hancock co., SE Maine, on
Mt. Desert Isl. and on Frenchman Bay, and
15 mi/24 km SE of Ellsworth; 44°22'N
68°12'W. It was a famed New England resort for the wealthy during the
19th cent. Bar Harbor is a port of entry, with ferry connections to
Yarmouth, N.S., during the summer. In Oct. 1947, a large part of the
town was destroyed by a forest fire. Nearby Acadia Natl. Park is a
major tourist attraction. Settled 1763, inc. 1796.
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