Shaw Nature Reserve
Shaw Nature Reserve, formerly known as Shaw Arboretum, is a 2,400 acres, was purchased in 1925 when pollution from coal smoke in St. Louis threatened the Garden's live plant collection, especially the orchid collection.
- Nature reserve
- …lies at an elevation of around 610 feet (190 metres)
- Description: private nature reserve in Villa Ridge, Missouri, United States
- Also known as“Henry Shaw Arboretum”“Shaw Arboretum”“Shaw Nature Reserve of Missouri Botanical Garden”“Shaws Garden”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Catawissa and Robertsville.
Robertsville
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Shaw Nature Reserve
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Latitude
38.4644° or 38° 27′ 52″ north
Longitude
-90.81222° or 90° 48′ 44″ west
Open location code
86CFF57Q+Q4
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OpenStreetMap feature
leisure = nature_reserve
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Shaw Nature Reserve” goes by many names.
Shaw Nature ReserveCebuano
Shaw Nature ReserveDutch
Природний заповідник ШоуUkrainian
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