Dow Gardens
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Dow Gardens is a 110-acre (45 ha) botanical garden located at 1809 Eastman Avenue, Midland, Michigan, USA. It is open to the public, and currently contains over 1700 varieties of plants hardy in mid-Michigan. The main entrance has geographical coordinates of 43°37′24″N 84°14′59″W / 43.623378°N 84.249612°W.
The Dow Gardens were started in 1899 by Herbert Dow, founder of The Dow Chemical Company, on eight acres (3.2 ha) of flat, sandy land. Subsequent generations of the Dow family have continued to develop the gardens.
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