Acadia National Park - Old Farm: Station Eight

The transcript narrates the influence of a beautiful garden by the sea on the speaker's journey to founding Acadia National Park. By 1913, over 5000 acres were assembled, and after negotiations, President Wilson accepted the lands as Sir Demont National Monument, just weeks before the National Park Service was established.

What inspired the narrator's journey towards a greater goal?

• A conversation with a friend

• A book they read

• A visit to a museum

• The beauty of flowers in a garden

What was the ultimate goal that the narrator was led to unconsciously?

• Writing a book

• Founding Acadia National Park

• Becoming a botanist

• Traveling the world

By what year had more than 5000 acres been assembled for the park?

• 1920

• 1930

• 1913

• 1900

Who accepted the trustee lands as a national monument?

• President Roosevelt

• President Jefferson

• President Lincoln

• President Wilson

How long before the establishment of the National Park Service was the monument accepted?

• Three weeks

• Nine weeks

• Five weeks

• Seven weeks