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Article: Acadia National Park to be Featured in United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Program.
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- September 25, 2009
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The United States Mint announced that the nation will honor Acadia National Park in Maine through its new quarter-dollar coin program. The Acadia design will be the 13th to be featured on coins released under the United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Program, and will be issued in 2012.
Awed by its beauty and diversity, early 20th-century visionaries donated the land on the rugged coast of Maine that became Acadia National Park, the first national park east of the Mississippi River. The park is home to the tallest mountain on the U.S. Atlantic coast, and visitors come to Acadia to hike granite peaks, bike historic carriage roads, and enjoy the ...