Description - Baxter State Park and Katahdin by John W. Neff
The character of Baxter State Park and the great mountain at its
heart can be powerfully conveyed through two words: forever wild.
The mountain was known as Ktaadn, or "the greatest mountain," to
native peoples who first frequented Maine's interior northern forest.
They were followed by colonial adventurers who explored its cirques
and massive granite walls, by those who studied its geology and flora
and fauna, and later by loggers who came to extract the virgin timber
from nearby valleys. Finally, recreational climbing and camping led to
an effort to protect the rugged beauty of these mountains, lakes, and
valleys. When calls for preservation went unheeded, former governor
Percival P. Baxter, beginning in the 1930s, purchased some 201,000
acres over a period of 30 years and gifted them to the state. Today,
Baxter State Park is the guardian of this vast wilderness area for all
to enjoy. Baxter State Park and Katahdin draws on rich collections of
archival images dating back to the 19th century.
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