In 1900, JP Morgan bought 117 acres including Maine’s Sand Beach as a wedding gift; his granddaughter later donated about 100 acres to Acadia National Park

In 1900, JP Morgan bought 117 acres including Maine’s Sand Beach as a wedding gift; his granddaughter later donated about 100 acres to Acadia National Park

A stretch of Maine coastline that was once part of a wealthy family’s private summer estate is now open to visitors as part of Acadia National Park. The land was donated in 1949 by Eleanor Morgan Satterlee in memory of her mother, Louisa, after the family property was badly damaged in the 1947 fire.