EARTHSC 1105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Acadian Orogeny, Isle Au Haut, Maine, Euramerica
15 Nov 2016
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Most of mount desert island and isle au haut. Oldest national park east of mississippi river (cid:498)america"s first sunrise(cid:499) Recent history of acadia: followed the retreat of the wisconsin glacier, discrepancy in time due to maine being further north. Wabanaki people: 4,000 bce to present: maliseet, micmac, passamaquoddy, penobscot, hunted seals, porpoise, deer, moose, etc, collect sea urchin, mussels, fish, etc, build harpoons, flint arrowheads, knives, utilized dugout canoes, still occupy reservations within the park. Woodrow wilson created the sieur de monts national monument in 1916. The park was renamed acadia national park after the french colony. In 1919, the park was re-designated the lafayette national park. Granitic mountains & islands: cadillac mountain, mount desert island. Fjords: u-shaped, deep, narrow inlet of sea which is typically formed by. Avalonia glaciation: acadia national park has america"s only fjords. Transported onto euramerica during the acadian orogeny.
