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Henry Blair (c. 1807–1860) was the second African American inventor to receive a US patent. [1]He was born in Glen Ross, Maryland, United States, in 1807.His first invention was the Seed-Planter, [2] patented October 14, 1834, which allowed farmers to plant more corn using less labor and in a shorter time.
Ratcliffe Manor is located in Talbot County's town of Easton, Maryland.The property is on a peninsula formed by the Tred Avon River and Dixon Creek. [1] [ Note 1] Henry Hollyday began accumulating materials for the construction of the Ratcliffe Manor house in 1755, and expected to start building in 1757. [3]
The park was created in 1998 when the state purchased 350 acres from Carl G. Valentine for $160,000, and George and Joan Henderson donated another 51 acres. [5] The 2009 Maryland Land Preservation, Parks and Recreation Plan described the parcel as "virtually inaccessible" and "sensitive" with "no uses ... official or informal."
Farm buildings include an early-19th-century corn crib and an array of barns and work buildings from the early 20th century. Opened to the public in 1961, it was once the home of George Plater (1735–1792), the sixth Governor of Maryland, and Herbert L. Satterlee (1863–1947), a New York business lawyer and son-in-law of J.P. Morgan. [3]
An aerial view shows the corn maze at Richardson Adventure Farm in Spring Grove, Illinois. The 28-acre maze is billed as the world's largest. 'A mountain of corn' in Illinois
In 1931, Garst and Thomas Hi-Bred Corn Company was founded by Roswell Garst and Charley Thomas in Coon Rapids, Iowa, and was "instrumental in promoting the use of hybrid corn." [ 1 ] During the Cold War , Garst formed a relationship with Nikita Khrushchev and assisted the USSR in modernizing its corn production.
North Point State Park is a public recreation area located on Chesapeake Bay in Edgemere, Baltimore County, Maryland. The state park includes the site of the former Bay Shore Park, which was one of the state's premiere amusement parks during the first half of the 20th century. The park features restored remnants of the old amusement park as ...
Cypress Branch State Park is a 314-acre (127 ha) public recreation area located two miles north of Millington in Kent County, Maryland, United States. [2] The state park 's environmental mix includes agricultural fields and meadows, bottomland deciduous forests and wetlands.