Topeka Zoological Garden
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N 39° 03.363 W 095° 43.670
15S E 263960 N 4326538
This Zoo is located at 635 SW Gage Blvd in Topeka Kansas.
Waymark Code: WMGECN
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 02/21/2013
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From the Zoo web site:
In 1899, the Gage Family donated 80 acres of land to the City of Topeka to be used as a public park for the citizens of Topeka. Today, Gage Park includes playgrounds, a swimming pool, fishing lake, mini train, rose garden, carousel and the Topeka Zoo.
The first animal exhibits were constructed in Gage Park in 1933. Additional exhibits were built during the 1950s and 1960s. And, in 1963, the city’s first Zoo Director was hired. The Zoo’s first major facility was constructed in 1966, under the leadership of long-time Zoo Director Gary K. Clarke, to house large mammals. Clarke’s legacy went on to include many of the exhibits enjoyed today by Zoo visitors, including the Tropical Rainforest, Discovering Apes, Gorilla Encounter and Lion’s Pride