Natural History. Stewardship. Sustainablility.
The History of Hartley Park Hartley Park's history is long and varied. When G.G. Hartley began to purchase land for 
a farming enterprise at the end of the 19th century, the land of the park was unpopulated mixed forest on the outskirts of the city of Duluth. Hartley grew both his dairy and produce businesses into one of the most lucrative farms in Minnesota. After Hartley died, however, things began to go wrong, and rezoning eliminated the farm's profit margin, it began a steady fall into abandonment that culminated in the city claiming it and turning it into an urban park in 1941. Below is a map of the farm from the 1918, the year of peak activity. Click on the green dots, each of which is a link to a different old photograph of farming activities or landscapes from the time.
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