Record #:

11024

Author(s):

Hayes, Heather

Abstract:

Elizabeth Clarkson, known as Charlotte's \"Bird Lady\" until her death in 1988, created Wing Haven Gardens and Bird Sanctuary. She had designed her house and had it built in Charlotte before she arrived from Texas as a new bride in 1927. However, all that surrounded it was barren Carolina clay. She set about creating the formal gardens, duck ponds, and woodlands that today are managed by the Wing Haven Foundation, Inc.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 76 Issue 11, Apr 2009, p68-70, 72, il

Subject(s):

Gardens--Charlotte