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BAR HARBOR, unincorporated village and township of same name in Hancock county, Maine, on Mount Desert island (q.v.), about 115m. N.E. of Portland. The village is a port of entry. Steamers connect with various ports, and the Maine Central railroad operates a ferry from the mainland. The popula tion of the town in 193o was 4,456. It has been a famous and fashionable summer resort since about 187o, and is usually a sum mer rendezvous of the North Atlantic Squadron of the U.S. navy.