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"What we now call Wildwood Stables was historically a farm.
"Ernest Dane and his Wife, Helen, bought the property in 1911. Ernest Dane was a Massachusettes financier, philanthropist and Harvard University graduate. In 1909 he bought an estate in neighboring Seal Harbor. Helen Dane donated Wildwood Farm to the National Park Service. All of the structures except the barn were demolished by the park in 1958.
"But the name 'Wildwood' was associated with the prior owners of the farm of W. E. Hadlock and at least two prior owners. William E. Hadlock was a Lieutentant Colonel with the 28th Maine Infantry during the Civil War and was also a resident of Islesford on Little Cranberry Island. Hadlock had purchased the farm from the Jordan brothers (George and John of Jordan Pond and Jordan Stream)" ("Wildwood Stables" at National Park Service: Acadia National Park [ https://www.nps.gov/places/wildwood-stables.htm : accessed 11 July 2025]).
