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- Acadia_National_Park_carriage_paths,_bridges_and_gatehouses comment "John D. Rockefeller Jr. gave the precursor to Acadia National Park much of its land. Like many rusticators, Rockefeller, whose family fortune was derived from the petroleum industry, wanted to keep the island free of automobiles; but local governments allowed the entry of automobiles on the island's roads. Rockefeller constructed approximately 45 miles of carriage roads around the eastern half of the island.".