Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
This tour was developed by Sarah Evans, Senior Writer for The Maryland Zoo, with research support from graduate students in the UMBC Department of History and …
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Maryland Zoo's Perimeter Fencelocation_fillVisiting any zoo in the world today, you expect to find it surrounded by a fence. It might seem difficult, the…
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Rogers Mansion in Druid Hill Parklocation_fillThe Mansion House, built by Revolutionary War Colonel Nicholas Rogers, has stood in what is now Druid Hill Par… -
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Mansion House Lawnlocation_fill"Buttercups bloom and children play joyously amid the grasses and sunshine," waxed one Sun reporter poetically… -
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The Maryland Buildinglocation_fillWhen the first official World’s Fair in the United States – the Centennial Exhibition – closed in Philadelphia… -
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The Children's Zoolocation_fillA giant carrot, a house made of cheese, and barnyard chickens were among the attractions that greeted visitors… -
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Maryland Zoo's Animal Hospitallocation_fillDisc golfers playing on Druid Hill Park’s course sometimes toss their Frisbees accidentally over the Maryland … -
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Maryland Zoo's Reptile Houselocation_fillOn August 5, 1948, Mayor Thomas D’Alessandro and other Baltimore City dignitaries came by motorcade to Druid H… -
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The Three Sisters Pondslocation_fillAt the edge of the Disc Golf Course in Druid Hill Park where the greens give way to weeds and woods, you might…
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