Bruce Guthrie Photos: VA -- Richmond -- Maymont Park -- Zoo

VA -- Richmond -- Maymont Park -- Zoo -- Notes:

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Wikipedia Description: Maymont Park
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Maymont is a 100 acre (400,000 m�) Victorian estate located at 2201 Shields Lake Drive, Richmond, Virginia. It contains a museum, an arboretum, formal gardens, native wildlife exhibits, nature center, carriage collection, and petting zoo known as "The Maymont Children's Farm".

In 1893, Major James H. Dooley, a wealthy Richmond lawyer and philanthropist, and his wife, Sallie, completed their elaborate Gilded Age estate on a site high above the James River. According to their wishes, after their death, Maymont was left to the people of Richmond. Over the next 75 years, additional attractions were added.

The Dooley Noted Society is the young professional group that supports Maymont through cultivation of volunteer, social and fund raising activities.

The Gardens:

The Japanese gardens located at Maymont are well tended and cared for and consist of numerous koi ponds as well as a large waterfall coming down from the terrace. There is an extensive rose garden ending in a large waterfall located on a terrace below the manor. The roses are partially shaded using with a wisteria covered arbor.

The arboretum dates from the early 20th century, and contains more than 200 species of trees and woody plants. It includes a number of "exotic champions" including a Cedrus atlantica, Cryptomeria japonica, Parrotia persica, and Tilia europea.

Maymont's gardens are popular for outdoor weddings focused around the Italian garden, the Japanese gardens, the waterfalls, or other numerous gazebos located throughout the grounds.

Another popular activity at Maymont is the Children's Farm.
Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. MMONTZ_130209_017.JPG: Bald Eagles: Our National Symbol: If the Second Continental Congress had put you in charge of choosing an animal to represent America, what would you have chosen? A grizzly bear? A bison? What qualities would it have? Beauty? Intelligence? Some people disagreed with the decision to put the eagle on our great seal. For example, in a letter to his daughter, Ben Franklin famously suggested that the wild turkey was a much braver and nobler bird. However, what Congress saw in the eagle in 1782 is what many admire today: great strength, long life and majestic features. The only eagle found exclusively in North America, the bald eagle represents everything we love about this land. Its fierce independence and freedom of spirit inspire us, a reminder of limitless opportunities ahead.
2. MMONTZ_130209_191.JPG: Thalhimer - Virginia Wildlife Exhibit: Dedicated Nov 2, 1958 in honor of William B. Thalhimer, Sr. Chairman of the Board, Thalhimers Foundation. Whose civic interest, love of nature and generosity initiated this exhibit of Virginia wildlife for the recreation and education of the youth and adults of our city and state.
3. MMONTZ_130209_197.JPG: In memory of Annette Goldsmith Thalhimer by her sons Charles G. THalhimer William B. Thalhimer
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- 2005_VA_Maymont_Zoo: VA -- Richmond -- Maymont Park -- Zoo (1 photos from 2005)
- 2006_VA_Maymont: VA -- Richmond -- Maymont Park (97 photos from 2006)
- 2013_02_09L_Maymont: VA -- Richmond -- Maymont Park (96 photos from 02/09/2013)
Same Subject: Click on this link to see coverage of items having the same subject: [Botanical Gardens] [Local Park] [Zoos]
2013 photos: So far, I'm mostly using my Fuji XS-1 camera but, depending on the event, I'm also using a Nikon D7000 and Nikon D600. Trips this year have been limited to a Civil War Trust conference in Memphis.
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