Elizabeth Dobson Altemus

1874–1947 (age 73)

horticulturist and civic advocate

Biography

Elizabeth Dobson Altemus spent her adult life tending to horticulture, cultivating knowledge of plants while creating gardens that invited neighbors to admire the diversity of the landscape around them.

She also shaped civic life by offering steady leadership to women’s clubs, park committees, and charitable causes that strengthened schools and public spaces.

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