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Longwood Gardens has a long, varied history. For thousands of years, the native Lenni Lenape tribe fished its streams, hunted its forests, and planted its fields. Evidence of the tribe's existence is found in quartz spear points that have been discovered on and around the property and can be found on display in the Peirce-du Pont House on the Longwood Gardens property.
Delaware Route 52, also known as Kennett Pike, runs between Wilmington, Delaware and Pennsylvania [4] where it merges into U.S. Route 1 near Longwood Gardens. It was built as a toll road between the years 1811 and 1813 at a cost of $30,000. The construction was authorized by a charter from the Delaware government issued to Christiana Hundred ...
This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in Pennsylvania is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Name
The centerpiece of this 1050-acre showplace is Longwood’s elegant conservatory complex, almost five acres under glass.
Wilmington adds some holiday spirit to Longwood Gardens with 500,000 Christmas lights and Christmas carols played on the 10,010-pipe Aeolian organ, and has a special trip on the Wilmington ...
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In 1866, Josiah Pyle and William Rakestraw, both landowners in the crossroads, formed the Rakeshaw-Pyle nurseries on the northeast of the crossroads near the present-day Willowdale Church. The property included a greenhouse, water tower, and gardens. The business still exists in the same area today and is known as RP Nursies. [3]
This list is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the United States. [3] [4] [5] The total number of botanical gardens recorded in the United States depends on the criteria used, and is in the range from 296 [6] to 1014. [3] The approximate number of living plant accessions recorded in these botanical gardens ...