Who Knew? A History Podcast

Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing the Grounds


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As Mrs. Allgood and Mr. Rixon return to Chicago and the Columbian Exposition, we focus on the man who designed its fairgrounds: Frederick Law Olmsted. In our latest episode from Season Two, we explore Olmsted's varied life and career as a businessman, farmer, Union soldier, and what he is best known for, landscape architect and designer of some of America's most celebrated parks and public gardens.

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