Druid Hill Park in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Druid Hill Park

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Druid Hill Park Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 26, 2021

1. Druid Hill Park Marker

Inscription.
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
Explore wildlife in the heart of Druid Hill Park. The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is the third oldest Zoo in America, founded in 1876, and is home to more than 1,500 wild animals and over 200 unique species. Experience majestic Arctic polar bears, hand feed a giraffe in the African journey, or take a ride on the Jones Falls Zephyr train.

Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens
Visit a tropical rain forest, discover plants from the deserts and temperate climates of the world, and explore a wonderful world of palms—it's all under glass at the Rawlings Conservatory. Plants from around the world as well as special seasonal flower shows provide a continually changing floral display. This beautiful structure is the second oldest Victorian glass conservatory in the country.

Parks & People Foundation
Founded in 1984, the Parks & People Foundation is dedicated to supporting a wide range of recreational and educational opportunities, creating and sustaining beautiful and lively parks and promoting a healthy, natural environment for Baltimore. Through our greening and youth programs, the Parks & People Foundation is working to make Baltimore a better place to live, work, play and learn.

Friends of Druid Hill Park
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of the Friends of Druid Hill Park is to protect and maintain its magnificent woods and arbors, to preserve its historic monuments and buildings, and to reinvigorate the park as a central recreational, cultural and educational institution.

Erected by Baltimore City Recreation and Parks.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Charity & Public Work • Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.

Location. 39° 19.138′ N, 76° 38.83′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Druid Hill Park. It is at the intersection of Gwynns Falls Parkway and Beechwood Drive, on the right when traveling north on Gwynns Falls Parkway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3326 Gwynns Falls Pkwy, Baltimore MD 21217, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Playing for Civil Rights (within shouting distance of this marker); Breaking the Back of Segregation (within shouting distance of this marker); A Memorial Rose Garden (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wagner (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ponds, Springs & Fountains (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Druid Hill Park

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 26, 2021

2. Druid Hill Park Marker

(approx. ¼ mile away); The Mansion House (approx. ¼ mile away); Nation's Third Oldest Zoo (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 300 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.