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Visit the newly restored greenhouse, complete with flowers and plants.
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Visit the newly restored greenhouse, complete with flowers, plants and a new garden shop!
While you're visiting the Glenmont Estate be sure to:
  • Take a tour of the Edison's 29 room Queen Anne style mansion
  • Explore the estate grounds and outbuildings
  • See the newly restored greenhouse
  • Visit the new Garden Shop located in the Potting Shed
  • Earn your Junior Ranger badge

 

The Laboratory remains closed while construction continues there.
Black and white photo taken in 1929 of a replica of Thomas Edison's first working lightbulb.
Replica of Thomas Edison's first working lightbulb
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A set of storage batteries used as display models for the Edison Company.  

Did You Know?
Did you know that Thomas Edison worked on electric car batteries in the early 1900s? He thought it would be the car of the future. His wife's favorite car to drive was a Detroit Electric. Today, Edison NHS has three electric cars dating from 1908 to 1914.

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Last Updated: December 05, 2008 at 09:12 EST