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Ziems Conservatory

 
 
Ziems Conservatory Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 7, 2023
1. Ziems Conservatory Marker
Inscription. Opened in 1904; Rededicated July 27, 2000

Funding for the renovation of the Conservatory was provided by Mr. & Mrs. Tom S. Ziems in recognition of five generations of the Ziems family who have lived in this community.

Theodore J. Ziems, Mr. Ziems great grandfather, immigrated here from Germany and was the first Horticulturist at the Zoo.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & ForestryImmigrationParks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical date for this entry is July 27, 2000.
 
Location. 41° 37.049′ N, 83° 34.83′ W. Marker is in Toledo, Ohio, in Lucas County. It is in Beverly. It can be reached from Broadway Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2700 Broadway Street, Toledo OH 43609, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what
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was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Native Plants (within shouting distance of this marker); Stop the Spot! (within shouting distance of this marker); Chimney Swifts (within shouting distance of this marker); Emerson (within shouting distance of this marker); African Penguin Conservation (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Original Penguin (about 300 feet away); The Toledo Zoo / The New Deal in Toledo (about 400 feet away); Prairie In Progress (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toledo.
 
More about this marker. The marker is mounted to the exterior of the conservatory in the Toledo Zoo Garden.
 
Ziems Conservatory image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 7, 2023
2. Ziems Conservatory
Ziems Conservatory Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 7, 2023
3. Ziems Conservatory Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 486 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 20, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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