Mount Desert and Eastern Shore Land Co. - 1890 dated Maine Land Stock Certificate - Mount Desert, Bar Harbor, Hancock County and Knox County
Inv# GS5080 Stock
Stock. Bar Harbor, Eden, Maine. Hancock and Knox Counties, Maine. Mount Desert is a municipality situated on Mount Desert Island within Hancock County, Maine, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population stood at 2,053. Established in 1789, the town includes the communities of Otter Creek, Seal Harbor, Northeast Harbor, Somesville, Hall Quarry, and Pretty Marsh.
Bar Harbor is another municipality located on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was recorded at 5,235 during the 2010 census. This town serves as a favored tourist destination during the summer and fall months and was historically recognized as a summer retreat for affluent individuals until a devastating fire in 1947. Bar Harbor hosts several notable institutions, including the College of the Atlantic, Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, and MDI Biological Laboratory. Additionally, it encompasses the majority of Acadia National Park, featuring Cadillac Mountain, which is the highest elevation within 25 miles (40 km) of the eastern United States coastline.
Hancock County is a region in the state of Maine, United States. The population was reported to be 55,478 as of the 2020 census, with Ellsworth serving as the county seat. The county was established on June 25, 1789, and is named in honor of John Hancock, the first governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The current Commissioners are William F. Clark, John Wombacher, and Paul Paradis.
Knox County is another county in the state of Maine, United States. As per the 2020 census, the population was 40,607, with Rockland as its county seat. The county is named after Henry Knox, a general in the American Revolutionary War and Secretary of War, who resided in the area from 1795 until his death in 1806. Knox County was formed on April 1, 1860, making it the most recently established county in Maine, created from portions of Waldo and Lincoln counties. The Union Fair, which commenced in 1868, originated from the initiatives of the North Knox Agricultural and Horticultural Society.
A stock certificate is issued by businesses, usually companies. A stock is part of the permanent finance of a business. Normally, they are never repaid, and the investor can recover his/her money only by selling to another investor. Most stocks, or also called shares, earn dividends, at the business's discretion, depending on how well it has traded. A stockholder or shareholder is a part-owner of the business that issued the stock certificates.
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