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List of America's best small towns includes 5 New England destinations • Dec. 18, 2024, 3:11 AM ET (CBS)

Bar Harbor, coastal town, Hancock county, southern Maine, U.S. It is on Mount Desert Island at the foot of Cadillac Mountain (1,530 feet [466 metres]) facing Frenchman Bay, 46 miles (74 km) southeast of Bangor. Settled in 1763, it was incorporated in 1796 as Eden; the present name (for Bar Island in the main harbour) was adopted in 1918. Most of the town was destroyed by fire in 1947. Rebuilt Bar Harbor is the centre of a popular resort area verging on Acadia National Park and is a port of entry. Communities in the town include Bar Harbor, Hulls Cove, ...(100 of 155 words)

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