Druid Hill Park
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Druid Hill Park was established on the eve of the Civil War by Baltimore Mayor Thomas Swann on October 19, 1860. Much of the park started as part of "Auchentorlie," the estate of George Buchanan, one of the seven commissioners who founded Baltimore City in 1729.
Later renamed "Druid Hill," the City of Baltimore purchased the property from then owner Lloyd Rogers in 1860. The purchase was paid for thanks to a one-cent park tax on the nickel horse-car fares.
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Entrance sign, Druid Hill Park
A gateway sign at the Gwynns Falls Parkway entrance to Druid Hill Park showing the Rawlings Conservatory in the background. | Source: | Date: 2017 March 24
Druid Hill Park Boat Lake (c. 1880)
View of Druid Hill Park Boat Lake. | Source: Weishampel's Baltimore Guide, The Stranger in Baltimore: A New Hand Book (1888), Internet Archive, weishampelsbalti01weis. | Date: c. 1880
Druid Hill Mansion (c. 1870)
Stereograph of the Druid Hill Mansion. | Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, STEREO U.S. GEOG FILE - Maryland--Baltimore--Druid Hill Park [item] [P&P] | Date: c. 1870
Druid Hill Mansion (c. 1900)
Photograph of the Druid Hill Mansion. | Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, LC-D4-16540 <P&P> [P&P] | Date: c. 1900
Druid Hill Lake (c. 1903)
View of the Lake in Druid Hill Park. | Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, LC-D4-16541 <P&P> [P&P] | Date: c.1903
Druid Hill Park (c. 1906)
View of sheep grazing on the South terrace of the Druid Hill Mansion. | Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, LC-D4-19132 <P&P> [P&P] | Date: c. 1906
Druid Hill Park Zoo (c. 1906)
View of spectators in the Druid Hill Park Zoo. | Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, LC-D4-19135 <P&P> [P&P] | Date: c. 1906
Druid Hill Park Island House (c. 1906)
View of he Island House in Druid Hill Park. | Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, LC-D4-19137 <P&P> [P&P] | Date: c. 1906
Druid Hill Park Mansion (c. 1900)
View of the Mansion House at Druid Hill Park | Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, LC-D4-34229 <P&P> [P&P] | Date: c. 1900
Druid Hill Park Entrance (c. 1888)
Drawing of Druid Hill Park entrance gate. | Source: Weishampel's Baltimore Guide, The Stranger in Baltimore: A New Hand Book (1888), Internet Archive, weishampelsbalti01weis | Date: c. 1888Map
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