Traditions: Rawlings Conservatory
The Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory and Botanic Gardens of Baltimore was completed in 1888 and is a monument to exploration and preservation. Visiting a conservatory can quite literally be like a trip around the world, and for Director Ann Green, there is no greater joy than providing city residents an opportunity to get close to nature and inspire others to preserve natural spaces.
This latest episode of Traditions was directed and edited by Julia Golonka.
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Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine (Baltimore, Maryland)
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine! It's national park and we used our parks pass to enter the monument. It's pretty cool to check out if you're in the area. A lot of the houses have been re-constructed so you can learn about the time period with visuals.
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
Address: 2400 E Fort Ave, Baltimore, MD 21230
Area: 42 acres
Opened: 1800
Hours: Opens 9AM
Fort McHenry is a historical American coastal pentagonal bastion fort located in the Locust Point neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. It is best known for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British navy from the Chesapeake Bay on September 13–14, 1814
Established: March 3, 1925
Did you know: The star-shaped Fort McHenry was built to defend the port of Baltimore against enemy attack.
Fort McHenry is a historical American coastal pentagonal bastion fort located in the Locust Point neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. It is best known for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British navy from the Chesapeake Bay on September 13–14, 1814. It was first built in 1798 and was used continuously by the U.S. armed forces through World War I and by the Coast Guard in World War II. It was designated a national park in 1925, and in 1939 was redesignated a National Monument and Historic Shrine.
During the War of 1812 an American storm flag, 17 by 25 feet (5.2 m × 7.6 m), was flown over Fort McHenry during the bombardment. It was replaced early on the morning of September 14, 1814 with a larger American garrison flag, 30 by 42 feet (9.1 m × 12.8 m). The larger flag signaled American victory over the British in the Battle of Baltimore. The sight of the ensign inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem Defence of Fort M'Henry that was later set to the tune To Anacreon in Heaven and became known as The Star Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the United States.
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Druid Hill Park
Druid Hill Park is a 745-acre (3.01 km2) urban park in northwest Baltimore, Maryland. Its boundaries are marked by Druid Park Drive (north), Swann Drive and Reisterstown Road (west and south), and the Jones Falls Expressway (east). Inaugurated in 1860, Druid Hill Park ranks with Central Park (begun in 1858) in New York and Fairmount Park (1812) in Philadelphia as the oldest landscaped public parks in the United States.
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Conservatory (greenhouse) | Wikipedia audio article
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00:00:35 1 Description
00:02:25 2 History
00:05:53 3 Gallery
00:06:02 4 List of prominent conservatories
00:06:12 4.1 Australia
00:06:31 4.2 Belgium
00:06:43 4.3 Canada
00:07:13 4.4 China
00:07:33 4.5 Denmark
00:07:44 4.6 Germany
00:07:57 4.7 United Kingdom
00:08:06 4.7.1 England
00:08:39 4.7.2 Northern Ireland
00:08:50 4.7.3 Scotland
00:09:07 4.8 South Africa
00:09:26 4.9 United States
00:11:26 5 See also
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A conservatory is a building or room having glass or tarpaulin roofing and walls used as a greenhouse or a sunroom. If in a residence, it would typically be attached to the house on only one side. Conservatories originated in the 16th century when wealthy landowners sought to cultivate citrus fruits such as lemons and oranges that began to appear on their dinner tables brought by traders from warmer regions of the Mediterranean. Municipal conservatories became popular in the early 19th century.