Bass Harbor was once known as McKinley. In the early 1900s, when a post office was built in the village, federal officials asked what the post office should be named. Someone remarked, "Name it after the president for all we care." The post office was named McKinley, and the village was known as McKinley until 1961, when residents petitioned to change the name back to Bass Harbor.[1]
Bass Harbor is most famous for its Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse. The lighthouse was built because of an annual report by the Lighthouse Board,[4] declaring that ships required light to assist them in entering the harbor.
References
^Brechlin, Earl (2002). Bygone Bar Harbor. Camden, Maine: Down East Books. ISBN0-89272-543-5.