The end of April Randy and I had the opportunity to travel again with a local extension agent and his wife, the Sagers, (and a busload of master gardeners) to discover the gardens of the Dupont family estates in Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania. I had been to Longwood Gardens when I lived in Maryland, but it was more amazing than any of my memories. Randy had wanted to go for some time and things just came together giving us that opportunity. We also spent time in Philadelphia (the US Mint, Independence Hall, and the Constitution Center), Amish Country, Annapolis and Ft McHenry. We learned that the Duponts may have started amassing wealth in a better gun powder, however, over the years they have myriad patents, inventing nylon, rayon, innumerable inventions and have been integral in everything from the race track to the space program!
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