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Edna Taylor Conservation Park
DiscoverPlaces to seeNatural MonumentsUnited StatesWisconsinDane CountyMonona
Edna Taylor Conservation Park
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UrbanExolorer_Mando
July 3, 2025
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EDNA BE TAYLOR WAS A TEACHER, WRITER AND, IN HER LATER YEARS, A DAIRY FARMER.
A BELIEVER IN SENSIBLE ECOLOGY" SHE PROPOSED TO SELL
37 OF HER 98 ACRES OF LAND TO THE CITY OF MADISON ADDED TO 10 ADJACENT ACRES ALREADY HELD BY THE CITY AND 11 ACRES PURCHASED FROM OTHER OWNERS, THE LAND, WHICH INCLUDES A SPRING, A GLACIAL DRUMLIN INDIAN MOUND, A MARSH, AND OAK STANDS WOULD FORM A CONSERVATION PARK TO BE ENJOYED BY FUTURE GENERATIONS.
THIS CITY PURCHASED THE LAND IN
1912. FOUR MONTHS ATTER TAYLOR'S DEATH.
A BELIEVER IN SENSIBLE ECOLOGY" SHE PROPOSED TO SELL
37 OF HER 98 ACRES OF LAND TO THE CITY OF MADISON ADDED TO 10 ADJACENT ACRES ALREADY HELD BY THE CITY AND 11 ACRES PURCHASED FROM OTHER OWNERS, THE LAND, WHICH INCLUDES A SPRING, A GLACIAL DRUMLIN INDIAN MOUND, A MARSH, AND OAK STANDS WOULD FORM A CONSERVATION PARK TO BE ENJOYED BY FUTURE GENERATIONS.
THIS CITY PURCHASED THE LAND IN
1912. FOUR MONTHS ATTER TAYLOR'S DEATH.
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The Edna Taylor Conservation Park Trail offers a delightful, easy escape into nature, winding through marshland, prairies, savannas, and oak forests. You'll find boardwalks over ponds and ditches, and the…
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