Side 1:The Toledo ZooNow ranked among the country's finest, the zoo began in 1900 with one large woodchuck in a box at Walbridge Park. After the organization of the Toledo Zoological Society, 1905-10, the zoo began its steady growth, particularly after 1923 under the leadership of Percy C. Jones. An ambitious federal construction program during the Great Depression of the 1930s provided several major structures.

Side 2:The New Deal in ToledoHard hit as any city by the great depression of the 1930's Toledo benefited greatly from the federal "New Deal" programs. Construction of several zoo buildings was one of the public works that transformed the city. Federal and local projects provided two high school stadiums, nine elementary schools, park shelter houses, highways, and an architectural landmark, the Toledo Public Library.

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The Toledo Zoo / Toledo's Canals
The Toledo State Hospital Old Cemetery, 1888-1922
Edward Drummond Libbey High School
The Toledo State Hospital New Cemetery, 1922-1973
Medical College of Ohio Historical
Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad
Art Tatum
A Prehistoric Fort
The Oliver House
Moses Fleetwood Walker

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