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Along with a large playground area, the park also boasts a bandstand in its center where Virginia City Band performances take place in the summer. In the northern region of the park, a fountain still stands today that was built during the
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This three-room greenhouse dates from the 1930s. Its central room contains a good collection of exotic plants, ranging in size from small specimens to mature Ponderosa lemon trees bearing fruit, with
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shows which attracted thousands of visitors. The north and south greenhouses were used to raise bedding plants for flower beds throughout the city.
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The Olcott Park in Virginia, Minnesota is a 40-acre (16 ha) amount of land on the north side of town. It is bordered by 9th St. N and
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and renovated in 2019. Also, a structure in the southern edge of the park still stands that held monkeys and bear cubs prior to
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The Olcott Park Greenhouse is a 4,500-square-foot (420 m), city-operated
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located in the Olcott Park at N. 9th Avenue W. and 7th Street N. in
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The Great Minnesota Touring Book: 30 Spectacular Auto Trips
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Virginia, Minnesota
Coordinates
47°31′45″N 92°33′00″W / 47.52917°N 92.55000°W / 47.52917; -92.55000
Virginia, Minnesota
William J. Olcott
Essentia Health
Great Depression
World War II

greenhouse
Virginia, Minnesota
cacti
succulents
agave
palm
ficus
begonia
List of botanical gardens in the United States
"Historic Iron Range fountain comes back to life"
Minnesota Public Radio
"Floating Loon of Virginia"
Atlas Obscura
"Step inside the Merryweather: Duluth woman converts Olcott house into new B&B"
Duluth News Tribune
ISBN
978-1-9315-9936-8
Olcott Park
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