This weathervane was photographed at Acadia National Park, at the Wildwood stables operated by "Carriages of Acadia". This is where thousands of tourists take horse-drawn carriage rides every year on the famous carriage roads of the National Park, once part of the wealthy Rockefeller estate.
The 45 miles of carriage roads of Acadia National park are famous for their beauty. They were built by the millionaire John D. Rockefeller, who was an equestrian, to ride his horses and take visitors by carriage around the island. There are great views and beautiful stone bridges along the way. Today tourists walk, bike, ride horses, and take escorted carriage rides through the park on these roads.
This two dimensional weathervane features a large carriage like the ones used to carry tourists today around the park. It appears to be an old weathervane, with quite a patina on it, so it might be original to the building.
For the truly curious:
From the National Park Service, "Carriage Roads and Gatehouses of Acadia National Park" https://www.nps.gov/acad/learn/historyculture/historiccarriageroads.htm
Carriages of Acadia: https://acadiahorses.com/
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To Cite/Link to this blog post: Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "A Famous Carriage - Acadia National Park - Weathervane Wednesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted January 26, 2022, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-famous-carriage-acadia-national-park.html: accessed [access date]).
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