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- She is from Chicago where she married Potter Palmer (successful business man).
- In-law to President Ullyses S. Grant - Only female to the National Commission for the Paris Exposition - Elected to chair the Board of Lady Managers for the World's Columbian Exposition. - In 1910 she saw an ad for "Famous Sarasota Bay district" in the Chicago Daily Tribune. - After 8 years of being widowed, she decided to move to Osprey, Florida, acquiring John Webb's homestead , which she named Osprey Point. - Property contained citrus groves, livestock, and poultry sheds, and cultivated crops within a farm called, "Home Farm." - Remodeled the Webb-era homestead houses as guest cottages. - Built housing for her land workers, including supervisors, servants, ground workers, and laborers. - Gardener- Corresponded with Frederick Olmsted (the son of the designer of Central Park) to create gardens and architecture on her land. - She had the following designed on her Property" - The Duchene Lawn - Jungle Walk - Pergola - Sunken Garden - Blue Garden - Rancher- she operated the 15,000 acres called, Meadowsweet Patures. She improved pastures with the following practices: - she used insect control - fences with barbed wire - Palmer kept and maintained the history, including the midden from prehistoric times as well as the buildings from the late Webb family. - Died in 1918. |
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