Belle Isle Conservatory
The Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory (commonly and locally known as the Belle Isle Conservatory) is a greenhouse and a botanical garden located on Belle Isle, a 982-acre island park nestled in the Detroit River between Detroit and the Canada–United States border. The park itself consists of 13 acres of preserved land for the conservatory and its botanical garden. Opened in 1904, the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory is the oldest continually-running conservatory in the United States. It is named for Anna Scripps Whitcomb, who left her collection of 600 orchids to Detroit in 1955.
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Belle Isle Conservatory
The Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory (commonly and locally known as the Belle Isle Conservatory) is a greenhouse and a botanical garden located on Belle Isle, a 982-acre island park nestled in the Detroit River between Detroit and the Canada–United States border. The park itself consists of 13 acres of preserved land for the conservatory and its botanical garden. Opened in 1904, the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory is the oldest continually-running conservatory in the United States. It is named for Anna Scripps Whitcomb, who left her collection of 600 orchids to Detroit in 1955.
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The Anna Scripps Whitcomb Cons ...... 00 orchids to Detroit in 1955.
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Belle Isle Conservatory
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In April 1953, Anna Scripps Whitcomb gave her 600 orchids collection to the conservatory
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Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory
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1904-08-18
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State of Michigan
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The Anna Scripps Whitcomb Cons ...... 00 orchids to Detroit in 1955.
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Belle Isle Conservatory
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