Druid Hill Park in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Sea Lions Came First
Historic Maryland Zoo
In 2009, the Zoo's prairie dog colony moved from this location to their current home near the Zoo's Main Gate. Before there were prairie dogs here, though, there were sea lions.
The first sea lion in Druid Hill Park arrived in 1884 by train from California in the middle of the night after an eight-day journey. It was meant to inhabit one of the now overgrown Three Sisters Ponds in another part of the park. It "slipped out upon the bank" of Pond No. 2, "gave a plunge headforemost, and was out of sight," reported The Sun. Captain Cassells, superintendent of Druid Hill Park in 1896, declared sea lions to e "the show attraction of the park." The charismatic marine mammals moved onto the Zoo's campus, and into an aquatic exhibit at this location in 1910.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Entertainment • Parks & Recreational Areas • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 2009.
Location. 39° 19.45′ N, 76° 38.82′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Druid Hill Park. It can be reached from Safari Place north of Beechwood Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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.
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Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 387 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
