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Brooklyn Botanic Gardens

Growing from its humble beginnings as an ash dump in the late 1800s, Brooklyn Botanic Garden has come to represent today the very best in urban gardening and horticultural display. Below is a chronology of important dates and developments in the Garden's history. It is illustrated with photos from our archives taken by Louis Buhle between 1915 and 1968. These charming black-and-white photos capture the evolution of the Garden and the spirit of the times.

1897. New York State legislation reserves 39 acres for a botanic garden.

1910. Garden is founded; Dr. Charles Stuart Gager is first director...

http://www.bbg.org/about/history

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