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Olmsted: The Scientific Farmer on Staten Island
The Olmsted-Beil House at Tosomock Farm on Staten Island, NY, played a transformative role in the development of Olmsted’s career as a landscape architect and was recently added to the New York State and National Historic Registers.
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Explore: Olmsted’s Crusade Against Slavery
Frederick Law Olmsted was a fierce opponent of slavery and an advocate for equal rights for Blacks in the Union Army.
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Slideshow: A Timeline of the Life of Frederick Law Olmsted
Olmsted was more than the founder of American landscape architecture. He was an author, public servant and anti-slavery advocate, too. See the seminal moments of his extraordinary life.
