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Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden

Name: Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden
Address: 650 North Lombard, Mahomet, IL, 61853, US

650 North Lombard

Mahomet, IL 61853

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217-586-3360

The garden has evolved over a period of years from a small garden outside the museum to the eight acres it covers today. A major renovation in 1974 was spearheaded by H.I. Gelvin, the founder of the Forest Preserve District, and the area was named in tribute to his late wife, Mabery.

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