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Bar Harbor in Hancock County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
 

The Briars

Bar Harbor, Maine

The Museum in the Streets

 
 
The Briars Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 16, 2024
1. The Briars Marker
Inscription.
This is the south entrance to the Shorepath as is explained on the green sign at the head of the path. The Briars Cottage was built in 1881 by the founder of Sears, J. Montgomery Sears of Boston. John D. Rockefeller Jr. rented the cottage for the summer of 1908 and his third child, Nelson, was born there on July 8. In 1910, Edward (Ned) McLean bought the Briars and married Evelyn Walsh, who loved jewelry and eventually became the proud owner of the 45.52 carat Hope diamond in 1911. After her death in 1947, the diamond was sold to a New York City jeweler to help pay off debts against her estate. The Hope Diamond was given to the Smithsonian Institute in 1958 to establish a national gem collection.

Voici l'entrée sud du sentier côtier comme l'indique le panneau vert à l'entrée du chemin. C'est le père de la grande enseigne Sears, J. M. Sears de Boston, qui construit le Manoir Briars en 1881. John D. Rockefeller Junior loue le manoir pendant l'été 1908 et son troisième enfant, Nelson, y naît le 8 juillet. En 1910, Edward (Ned) McLean achète le manoir Briars et épouse Evelyn Walsh qui adore les bijoux et finit par acquérir
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le célèbre diamant Hope de 45,52 carats en 1911. A sa mort en 1947, le diamant est vendu à un bijoutier new yorkais pour lever l'hypothèque qui grève son domaine. Le diamant Hope est ensuite offert à L'Institut Smithsonian pour y démarrer une collection nationale de joyaux.
 
Erected by The Museum in the Streets. (Marker Number 20.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the The Museum in the Streets: Bar Harbor, Maine series list.
 
Location. 44° 23.091′ N, 68° 11.963′ W. Marker is in Bar Harbor, Maine, in Hancock County. It is on Wayman Lane near Barberry Lane, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bar Harbor ME 04609, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Mount Desert Island and in Downeast Maine. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and
The Briars Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 16, 2024
2. The Briars Marker
the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France and also Acadia.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: MDI Hospital (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Great Hotel Era / L'Époque des Grands Hôtels (approx. ¼ mile away); The Fred Savage Home (approx. ¼ mile away); Grant Park (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Grant Park (approx. ¼ mile away); Balance Rock and the Ice Age / Balance Rock Et L'ere Glaciarire (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Village Green / Le Jardin Public (approx. 0.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bar Harbor.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 377 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 4, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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