Wilmington’s Airlie Gardens Offers a Glimpse of North Carolina 500 Years Ago

More than a century after a Gilded Age couple designed an elaborate estate in Wilmington, their legacy lives on for all to enjoy at Airlie Gardens.
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[@CarterKey6]

I don’t believe there would have been landscaped gardens 500 years ago

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The Airlie Oak which stands in the gardens is nearly 500 years old, but you are correct, the landscaped garden began in the late 19th century.