Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 16 : Section 343c-2


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 343c-2. Addition of lands; Jackson Laboratory

      The Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion, accept
    title to certain land in the town of Bar Harbor, Hancock County,
    Maine, held by the Jackson Laboratory, a nonprofit corporation
    organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maine, said
    land being more particularly described as follows:
      Beginning at a stone bound set in the ground in the southerly
    side of State Highway Numbered 3 leading from Bar Harbor to Seal
    Harbor, said stone bound also marking the northeasterly corner of
    land of the United States of America and the northwesterly corner
    of land of the Jackson Laboratory;
        thence north 72 degrees 58 minutes east and following the
      southerly side of State Highway Numbered 3, 80 feet to a stone
      bound set in the ground;
        thence south 32 degrees 13 minutes east 762.5 feet to an iron
      pin set in the ledge;
        thence north 88 degrees 16 minutes east 270.54 feet to a stone
      bound set in the ground in the southerly side of the old Morrell
      Park Racetrack;
        thence north 61 degrees 56 minutes east 673.2 feet to an iron
      pipe driven in the ground, said iron pipe also being in a
      northwesterly line of land of the United States of America;
        thence south 24 degrees 30 minutes west and always following a
      northwesterly line of land of the United States of America, 149
      feet to an iron pipe driven in the ground;
        thence south 64 degrees 05 minutes west and always following a
      northwesterly line of land of the United States of America, 577
      feet to a stone bound set in the ground;
        thence south 78 degrees 50 minutes west and always following a
      northerly line of land of the United States of America, 115 feet
      to an iron pin in a large boulder;
        thence north 84 degrees 00 minutes west and always following a
      northerly line of land of the United States of America, 357 feet
      to an iron pin in the ledge;
        thence north 22 degrees 40 minutes west and always following a
      northeasterly line of land of the United States of America, 460
      feet to an iron pin in the ledge;
        thence north 14 degrees 05 minutes west and always following an
      easterly line of land of the United States of America, 281.7 feet
      to the point of beginning, and containing 4.828 acres.

    Said land, upon acceptance of title thereto, shall become a part of
    the Acadia National Park.



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