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>> IT IS A PLACE THAT IS PART ANIMAL PRESERVE, PART ZOO, AND IT IS THE BREEDING FARM FOR SOME
ANIMAL PRESERVE, PART ZOO, AND IT IS THE BREEDING FARM FOR SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS WHO
IT IS THE BREEDING FARM FOR SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS WHO ARES, IN ADDITION, THIS IS ALSO
OF THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS WHO ARES, IN ADDITION, THIS IS ALSO THE COUNTRY ESTATE OF THE FAMILY
ARES, IN ADDITION, THIS IS ALSO THE COUNTRY ESTATE OF THE FAMILY MOST RENOWNED FOR THEIR---BEER!
THE COUNTRY ESTATE OF THE FAMILY MOST RENOWNED FOR THEIR---BEER! >>
HI, I AM JIM WILHELM. JUST A FEW MILES SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS IS GRANT'S
JUST A FEW MILES SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS IS GRANT'S FARM.
DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS IS GRANT'S FARM. BUT BEFORE THIS STILL PRIVATELY
FARM. BUT BEFORE THIS STILL PRIVATELY OWNED INSTITUTION OPENED ITS
BUT BEFORE THIS STILL PRIVATELY OWNED INSTITUTION OPENED ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC, IT WAS
OWNED INSTITUTION OPENED ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC, IT WAS ENVISIONED MORE THAN A HUNDRED
DOORS TO THE PUBLIC, IT WAS ENVISIONED MORE THAN A HUNDRED YEARS AGO AS A COUNTRY RETREAT
ENVISIONED MORE THAN A HUNDRED YEARS AGO AS A COUNTRY RETREAT AND WORKING FARM.
YEARS AGO AS A COUNTRY RETREAT AND WORKING FARM. >> IN 1903 AUGUST BUSCH SENIOR,
AND WORKING FARM. >> IN 1903 AUGUST BUSCH SENIOR, HEIR TO THE ANHEISER BUSCH,
>> IN 1903 AUGUST BUSCH SENIOR, HEIR TO THE ANHEISER BUSCH, PURCHASED 200 ACRES.
HEIR TO THE ANHEISER BUSCH, PURCHASED 200 ACRES. LATER HIS SON ADDED EXOTIC
PURCHASED 200 ACRES. LATER HIS SON ADDED EXOTIC ANIMALS AND WAS SO DLIETD BY HIS
LATER HIS SON ADDED EXOTIC ANIMALS AND WAS SO DLIETD BY HIS GUEST REACTION, HE DECIDED TO
ANIMALS AND WAS SO DLIETD BY HIS GUEST REACTION, HE DECIDED TO OPEN THE FARM FOR PUBLIC TOURS.
GUEST REACTION, HE DECIDED TO OPEN THE FARM FOR PUBLIC TOURS. >
THESE TOURS ALONG WITH THE ENTERTAINING AND EDUCATIONAL ANIMAL SHOWS ATTRACT MORE THAN
ENTERTAINING AND EDUCATIONAL ANIMAL SHOWS ATTRACT MORE THAN HALF A MILLION PEOPLE A YEAR.
ANIMAL SHOWS ATTRACT MORE THAN HALF A MILLION PEOPLE A YEAR. BUT AS THE NAME OF THIS FARM
HALF A MILLION PEOPLE A YEAR. BUT AS THE NAME OF THIS FARM IMPLIES, THIS AREA ALSO HAS A
BUT AS THE NAME OF THIS FARM IMPLIES, THIS AREA ALSO HAS A HISTORICAL CONNECTION TO PAST
IMPLIES, THIS AREA ALSO HAS A HISTORICAL CONNECTION TO PAST PRESIDENT WHO WAS ELECTED WHILE
HISTORICAL CONNECTION TO PAST PRESIDENT WHO WAS ELECTED WHILE LIVING IN ILLINOIS.
PRESIDENT WHO WAS ELECTED WHILE LIVING IN ILLINOIS. >> DURING THE MID 1800'S, THIS
LIVING IN ILLINOIS. >> DURING THE MID 1800'S, THIS LAND WAS ONCE OWNED AND FARM BY
>> DURING THE MID 1800'S, THIS LAND WAS ONCE OWNED AND FARM BY THE DENT FAMILY.
LAND WAS ONCE OWNED AND FARM BY THE DENT FAMILY. THEY HAD A SON, FREDERICK, WHO
THE DENT FAMILY. THEY HAD A SON, FREDERICK, WHO ATTENDED WEST POINT.
THEY HAD A SON, FREDERICK, WHO ATTENDED WEST POINT. AFTER GRADUATION, HE ALONG WITH
ATTENDED WEST POINT. AFTER GRADUATION, HE ALONG WITH ROOMMATE, WAS STATIONED AT AN
AFTER GRADUATION, HE ALONG WITH ROOMMATE, WAS STATIONED AT AN ARMY BASE NEARBY.
ROOMMATE, WAS STATIONED AT AN ARMY BASE NEARBY. BOTH OFTEN CAME BY FOR A VISIT.
ARMY BASE NEARBY. BOTH OFTEN CAME BY FOR A VISIT. THAT ROOMMATE WAS ULYSSES GRANT
BOTH OFTEN CAME BY FOR A VISIT. THAT ROOMMATE WAS ULYSSES GRANT WHO COURTED AND MARRIED
THAT ROOMMATE WAS ULYSSES GRANT WHO COURTED AND MARRIED FREDERICK'S SISTER, JULIA.
WHO COURTED AND MARRIED FREDERICK'S SISTER, JULIA. ANYWAY, AFTER HE RESIGNED HIS
FREDERICK'S SISTER, JULIA. ANYWAY, AFTER HE RESIGNED HIS COMMISSION IN 1855 BEING HE CAME
ANYWAY, AFTER HE RESIGNED HIS COMMISSION IN 1855 BEING HE CAME HERE IT TO WORK HIS
COMMISSION IN 1855 BEING HE CAME HERE IT TO WORK HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW'S LAND AND SOME
HERE IT TO WORK HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW'S LAND AND SOME WOODED ACHE RIDGE THAT JULIA'S
BROTHER-IN-LAW'S LAND AND SOME WOODED ACHE RIDGE THAT JULIA'S FATHER HAD GIVEN HIM.
WOODED ACHE RIDGE THAT JULIA'S FATHER HAD GIVEN HIM. AS HE CLEARED THE LAND, GRANT
FATHER HAD GIVEN HIM. AS HE CLEARED THE LAND, GRANT USED THE IT TIMBERS TO BUILD
AS HE CLEARED THE LAND, GRANT USED THE IT TIMBERS TO BUILD THIS HOUSE WHICH HE NAMED HARD
USED THE IT TIMBERS TO BUILD THIS HOUSE WHICH HE NAMED HARD SCRABBLE.
THIS HOUSE WHICH HE NAMED HARD SCRABBLE. THE ONLY THING HE EVER MADE, AND
SCRABBLE. THE ONLY THING HE EVER MADE, AND TODAY THE ONLY EXISTING
THE ONLY THING HE EVER MADE, AND TODAY THE ONLY EXISTING STRUCTURE HAND BUILT AND LIVED
TODAY THE ONLY EXISTING STRUCTURE HAND BUILT AND LIVED IN BY AN AMERICAN PRESIDENT.
STRUCTURE HAND BUILT AND LIVED IN BY AN AMERICAN PRESIDENT. AFTERWARDS THE CABIN WAS MOVED
IN BY AN AMERICAN PRESIDENT. AFTERWARDS THE CABIN WAS MOVED SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL 1904 WHEN IT
AFTERWARDS THE CABIN WAS MOVED SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL 1904 WHEN IT EVENTUALLY ENDED UP AS PART OF
SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL 1904 WHEN IT EVENTUALLY ENDED UP AS PART OF THE ST. LOUIS'S WORLD FAIR WHERE
EVENTUALLY ENDED UP AS PART OF THE ST. LOUIS'S WORLD FAIR WHERE IT IT SERVED AS PROMOTION FOR
THE ST. LOUIS'S WORLD FAIR WHERE IT IT SERVED AS PROMOTION FOR LOCAL MERCHANT.
IT IT SERVED AS PROMOTION FOR LOCAL MERCHANT. THREE YEARS AFTER THAT, AUGUST
LOCAL MERCHANT. THREE YEARS AFTER THAT, AUGUST BUSCH SENIOR, BOUGHT HARD
THREE YEARS AFTER THAT, AUGUST BUSCH SENIOR, BOUGHT HARD SCRABBLE AND MOVED IT HERE ONE
BUSCH SENIOR, BOUGHT HARD SCRABBLE AND MOVED IT HERE ONE MILE FROM WHERE ITS ORIGINAL
SCRABBLE AND MOVED IT HERE ONE MILE FROM WHERE ITS ORIGINAL LOCATION WAS: NEXT TO THE CABIN
MILE FROM WHERE ITS ORIGINAL LOCATION WAS: NEXT TO THE CABIN IS REMINDER OF THE POVERTY AND
LOCATION WAS: NEXT TO THE CABIN IS REMINDER OF THE POVERTY AND HARD LIFE THE FAMILY FACED.
IS REMINDER OF THE POVERTY AND HARD LIFE THE FAMILY FACED. THIS OX CART IS SAID TO HAVE
HARD LIFE THE FAMILY FACED. THIS OX CART IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN USED BY GRANT WHO TO MAKE
THIS OX CART IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN USED BY GRANT WHO TO MAKE ENDS MEET DURING THE WIN ITTER
BEEN USED BY GRANT WHO TO MAKE ENDS MEET DURING THE WIN ITTER MONTHS WOULD HALL FIREWOOD INTO
ENDS MEET DURING THE WIN ITTER MONTHS WOULD HALL FIREWOOD INTO THE CITY IT TO SELL ON STREET
MONTHS WOULD HALL FIREWOOD INTO THE CITY IT TO SELL ON STREET CORNERS.
THE CITY IT TO SELL ON STREET CORNERS. IT REALLY WASN'T ALL GRANT'S
CORNERS. IT REALLY WASN'T ALL GRANT'S FAULT.
IT REALLY WASN'T ALL GRANT'S FAULT. LIKE HIS FATHER-IN-LAW, HE
FAULT. LIKE HIS FATHER-IN-LAW, HE LACKED WORKING CAPITAL.
LIKE HIS FATHER-IN-LAW, HE LACKED WORKING CAPITAL. THE LAND WASN'T THE BEST FOR
LACKED WORKING CAPITAL. THE LAND WASN'T THE BEST FOR FARMING, AND THE NATION WAS IN
THE LAND WASN'T THE BEST FOR FARMING, AND THE NATION WAS IN AN ECONOMIC DECLINE. BESIDES,
FARMING, AND THE NATION WAS IN AN ECONOMIC DECLINE. BESIDES, JULIA HATED HARD SCRABBLE
AN ECONOMIC DECLINE. BESIDES, JULIA HATED HARD SCRABBLE BECAUSE SHE WAS USED TO A MORE
JULIA HATED HARD SCRABBLE BECAUSE SHE WAS USED TO A MORE REFINED LIFESTYLE.
THEY ONLY LIVED IN THIS HOUSE FOR ABOUT A YEAR. IN 18 A 57 JULIA'S MOTHER DIED
FOR ABOUT A YEAR. IN 18 A 57 JULIA'S MOTHER DIED AND THE FATHER MOVED TO THE
IN 18 A 57 JULIA'S MOTHER DIED AND THE FATHER MOVED TO THE CITY.
AND THE FATHER MOVED TO THE CITY. THE GRANT'S MOVED TO WHITE HAVEN
CITY. THE GRANT'S MOVED TO WHITE HAVEN WHERE JULIA GREW UP. THAT HOUSE
THE GRANT'S MOVED TO WHITE HAVEN WHERE JULIA GREW UP. THAT HOUSE IS ACROSS THE STREET AND NOW
WHERE JULIA GREW UP. THAT HOUSE IS ACROSS THE STREET AND NOW OWNED BY THE NATIONAL PARK
IS ACROSS THE STREET AND NOW OWNED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND OPEN FOR PUBLIC
OWNED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND OPEN FOR PUBLIC TOURING.
WHILE VISITING HERE, IT IS EASY TO BE EN TRAVELLED BY THE ANIMAL ATTRACTIONS SUCH AS PYGMY GOATS
TO BE EN TRAVELLED BY THE ANIMAL ATTRACTIONS SUCH AS PYGMY GOATS AND FORGET THIS WAS ONCE A
ATTRACTIONS SUCH AS PYGMY GOATS AND FORGET THIS WAS ONCE A WORKING FARM.
AND FORGET THIS WAS ONCE A WORKING FARM. THE FIRST STRUCTURE AUGUST BUSCH
WORKING FARM. THE FIRST STRUCTURE AUGUST BUSCH SENIOR ERECTED IS ALSO THE MOST
THE FIRST STRUCTURE AUGUST BUSCH SENIOR ERECTED IS ALSO THE MOST IMPRESSIVE AND ONE DESIGNED TO
SENIOR ERECTED IS ALSO THE MOST IMPRESSIVE AND ONE DESIGNED TO REFLECT THE FAMILY'S ANCESTRY.
IMPRESSIVE AND ONE DESIGNED TO REFLECT THE FAMILY'S ANCESTRY. AT THE HEART OF THE FARMING
REFLECT THE FAMILY'S ANCESTRY. AT THE HEART OF THE FARMING OPERATIONS WAS THE BARNEHASU
AT THE HEART OF THE FARMING OPERATIONS WAS THE BARNEHASU WHICH IS GERMAN FOR BARN HOUSE.
OPERATIONS WAS THE BARNEHASU WHICH IS GERMAN FOR BARN HOUSE. TYPICAL OF 18TH CENTURY BAVARIAN
WHICH IS GERMAN FOR BARN HOUSE. TYPICAL OF 18TH CENTURY BAVARIAN FARM, IT IS SEVERAL CONNECTED
TYPICAL OF 18TH CENTURY BAVARIAN FARM, IT IS SEVERAL CONNECTED BUILDINGS ARRANGED IN A SQUARE.
FARM, IT IS SEVERAL CONNECTED BUILDINGS ARRANGED IN A SQUARE. NOW IT HOUSES MUSEUM AND FOOD
BUILDINGS ARRANGED IN A SQUARE. NOW IT HOUSES MUSEUM AND FOOD COURT FOR VISITORS.
NOW IT HOUSES MUSEUM AND FOOD COURT FOR VISITORS. BACK THEN IT WAS A PART OF A
COURT FOR VISITORS. BACK THEN IT WAS A PART OF A FUNCTIONING WORK AREA WHICH ALSO
BACK THEN IT WAS A PART OF A FUNCTIONING WORK AREA WHICH ALSO INCLUDED LIVING QUARTERS.
FUNCTIONING WORK AREA WHICH ALSO INCLUDED LIVING QUARTERS. BY THE FRONT GATE IS THIS THREE
INCLUDED LIVING QUARTERS. BY THE FRONT GATE IS THIS THREE STORY BUILDING WHICH WAS AND
BY THE FRONT GATE IS THIS THREE STORY BUILDING WHICH WAS AND STILL IS MAINTAINED AS A PRIVATE
STORY BUILDING WHICH WAS AND STILL IS MAINTAINED AS A PRIVATE APARTMENT FOR FAMILY MEMBERS OR
STILL IS MAINTAINED AS A PRIVATE APARTMENT FOR FAMILY MEMBERS OR THEIR SPECIAL GUESTS.
APARTMENT FOR FAMILY MEMBERS OR THEIR SPECIAL GUESTS. NEXT TO IT WAS A SMALLER
THEIR SPECIAL GUESTS. NEXT TO IT WAS A SMALLER APARTMENT FOR THE FAMILY'S
NEXT TO IT WAS A SMALLER APARTMENT FOR THE FAMILY'S PERSONAL ASSISTANT, PLUS ROOMS
APARTMENT FOR THE FAMILY'S PERSONAL ASSISTANT, PLUS ROOMS FOR SIX INDIVIDUALS.
PERSONAL ASSISTANT, PLUS ROOMS FOR SIX INDIVIDUALS. ACROSS FROM THOSE ROOMS AND WHAT
FOR SIX INDIVIDUALS. ACROSS FROM THOSE ROOMS AND WHAT IS NOW THE BROUGHT HOUSE WERE
ACROSS FROM THOSE ROOMS AND WHAT IS NOW THE BROUGHT HOUSE WERE SIX GARAGES.
IS NOW THE BROUGHT HOUSE WERE SIX GARAGES. BUSCH FAMILY OWNED SOME OF THE
SIX GARAGES. BUSCH FAMILY OWNED SOME OF THE FIRST LUXURY AUTOMOBILES IN THE
BUSCH FAMILY OWNED SOME OF THE FIRST LUXURY AUTOMOBILES IN THE AREA, AND EACH ONE WAS HOUSED IN
FIRST LUXURY AUTOMOBILES IN THE AREA, AND EACH ONE WAS HOUSED IN ITS OWN GARAGE AND WE ARE EVEN
AREA, AND EACH ONE WAS HOUSED IN ITS OWN GARAGE AND WE ARE EVEN TOLD EACH ONE HAD ITS OWN DRIVER
ITS OWN GARAGE AND WE ARE EVEN TOLD EACH ONE HAD ITS OWN DRIVER OTHER BUILDINGS HELD THE HARNESS
TOLD EACH ONE HAD ITS OWN DRIVER OTHER BUILDINGS HELD THE HARNESS ROOM, STABLES FOR THE HORSES,
OTHER BUILDINGS HELD THE HARNESS ROOM, STABLES FOR THE HORSES, OFFICES AND THE DAIRY OPERATIONS
ROOM, STABLES FOR THE HORSES, OFFICES AND THE DAIRY OPERATIONS MR. BUSCH WAS ALSO INTERESTED IN
OFFICES AND THE DAIRY OPERATIONS MR. BUSCH WAS ALSO INTERESTED IN SWINE AND CATTLE RESEARCH AND IN
MR. BUSCH WAS ALSO INTERESTED IN SWINE AND CATTLE RESEARCH AND IN CROSSBREEDING ANIMALS TO PRODUCE
SWINE AND CATTLE RESEARCH AND IN CROSSBREEDING ANIMALS TO PRODUCE NEW DISEASE RESISTANT BREEDS.
CROSSBREEDING ANIMALS TO PRODUCE NEW DISEASE RESISTANT BREEDS. >> THIS BUILDING SERVED DUAL
NEW DISEASE RESISTANT BREEDS. >> THIS BUILDING SERVED DUAL PURPOSE, NOT ONLY WAS IT A
>> THIS BUILDING SERVED DUAL PURPOSE, NOT ONLY WAS IT A CARRIAGE HOUSE, BUT IN THE
PURPOSE, NOT ONLY WAS IT A CARRIAGE HOUSE, BUT IN THE EVENING IT COULD BE CLEARED FOR
CARRIAGE HOUSE, BUT IN THE EVENING IT COULD BE CLEARED FOR LIVE MUSIC AND DANCING.
EVENING IT COULD BE CLEARED FOR LIVE MUSIC AND DANCING. TODAY IT STILL HOUSES THE
LIVE MUSIC AND DANCING. TODAY IT STILL HOUSES THE FAMILY'S CARRIAGE CONNECTION
TODAY IT STILL HOUSES THE FAMILY'S CARRIAGE CONNECTION WHICH INCLUDES SOME VEHICLES
FAMILY'S CARRIAGE CONNECTION WHICH INCLUDES SOME VEHICLES THAT DATE BACK TO THE 1700'S.
WHICH INCLUDES SOME VEHICLES THAT DATE BACK TO THE 1700'S. >>
THIS IS THE 1875 VANDERBILT ROAD COACH MADE BY BRUSTER COMPANY OF NEW YORK.
COACH MADE BY BRUSTER COMPANY OF NEW YORK. DESIGNED FOR LONG DISTANCE
NEW YORK. DESIGNED FOR LONG DISTANCE TRIPS, IT COULD SEAT UP TO TEN
DESIGNED FOR LONG DISTANCE TRIPS, IT COULD SEAT UP TO TEN PEOPLE.
TRIPS, IT COULD SEAT UP TO TEN PEOPLE. IT WEIGHED OVER 7,000 POUNDS AND
PEOPLE. IT WEIGHED OVER 7,000 POUNDS AND EVEN CAME EQUIPPED WITH ODOMETER
IT WEIGHED OVER 7,000 POUNDS AND EVEN CAME EQUIPPED WITH ODOMETER --
HERE IS 1878 CONCORD COACH, ONCE CONSIDERED AS THE FINEST ROAD VEHICLE OF ITS TIME DESCRIBED BY
CONSIDERED AS THE FINEST ROAD VEHICLE OF ITS TIME DESCRIBED BY MARK TWAIN AS A CRADLE ON
VEHICLE OF ITS TIME DESCRIBED BY MARK TWAIN AS A CRADLE ON WHEELS.
MARK TWAIN AS A CRADLE ON WHEELS. THESE COACHES WERE LIGHT,
WHEELS. THESE COACHES WERE LIGHT, DURABLE, AND MADE FAMOUS BY
THESE COACHES WERE LIGHT, DURABLE, AND MADE FAMOUS BY THEIR USE ON THE WESTERN TRAILS.
DURABLE, AND MADE FAMOUS BY THEIR USE ON THE WESTERN TRAILS. MOST OF THESE CARRIAGES WERE NOT
THEIR USE ON THE WESTERN TRAILS. MOST OF THESE CARRIAGES WERE NOT PURCHASED AS MUSEUM PIECES BUT
MOST OF THESE CARRIAGES WERE NOT PURCHASED AS MUSEUM PIECES BUT WERE ACTUALLY USED BY MR. BUSCH.
THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST RECOGNIZABLE CARRIAGE IN THE COLLECTION.
RECOGNIZABLE CARRIAGE IN THE COLLECTION. ORIGINALLY, IT WAS USED TO MAKE
COLLECTION. ORIGINALLY, IT WAS USED TO MAKE DELIVERIES AROUND THE BREWERY.
ORIGINALLY, IT WAS USED TO MAKE DELIVERIES AROUND THE BREWERY. TODAY, WAGONS OF THIS TYPE ARE
DELIVERIES AROUND THE BREWERY. TODAY, WAGONS OF THIS TYPE ARE OFTEN USED IN PARADES.
BY THE END OF THE HORSE DRAWN ERA, BEER WAGONS LIKE THIS HAD BEEN DESIGNED TO CARRY ALMOST
ERA, BEER WAGONS LIKE THIS HAD BEEN DESIGNED TO CARRY ALMOST TWO TONS OR ABOUT 360 GALLONS OF
BEEN DESIGNED TO CARRY ALMOST TWO TONS OR ABOUT 360 GALLONS OF BEER.
TWO TONS OR ABOUT 360 GALLONS OF BEER. LATER, AFTER THE REPEAL OF THE
BEER. LATER, AFTER THE REPEAL OF THE 18TH AMENDMENT BEING THEY WERE
LATER, AFTER THE REPEAL OF THE 18TH AMENDMENT BEING THEY WERE BROUGHT OUT AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME
18TH AMENDMENT BEING THEY WERE BROUGHT OUT AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME AS PROMOTIONAL DEVICES.
TO CELEBRATE, THE FIRST CASE OF POST-PROHIBITION BEER FROM ANHEISER BUSCH BREWERY WAS
POST-PROHIBITION BEER FROM ANHEISER BUSCH BREWERY WAS DELIVERED BY HORSE DRAWN WAGON.
ANHEISER BUSCH BREWERY WAS DELIVERED BY HORSE DRAWN WAGON. AND THE TEAM THAT PULLED THAT
DELIVERED BY HORSE DRAWN WAGON. AND THE TEAM THAT PULLED THAT WAGON WAS PRESENTED TO AUGUST
AND THE TEAM THAT PULLED THAT WAGON WAS PRESENTED TO AUGUST BUSCH SENIOR BY HIS SON AS A
WAGON WAS PRESENTED TO AUGUST BUSCH SENIOR BY HIS SON AS A GIFT, AND, OF COURSE, THOSE
BUSCH SENIOR BY HIS SON AS A GIFT, AND, OF COURSE, THOSE HORSES WERE CLYDESDALES.
GIFT, AND, OF COURSE, THOSE HORSES WERE CLYDESDALES. INCE
HORSES WERE CLYDESDALES. INCE THEN, GRANT'S FARM HAS BEEN A
INCE THEN, GRANT'S FARM HAS BEEN A BREEDING AND TRAINING FACILITY
THEN, GRANT'S FARM HAS BEEN A BREEDING AND TRAINING FACILITY FOR THESE GENTLE GIANTS.
BREEDING AND TRAINING FACILITY FOR THESE GENTLE GIANTS. THERE IS ALSO SECOND FACILITY ON
FOR THESE GENTLE GIANTS. THERE IS ALSO SECOND FACILITY ON THE WEST COAST.
THERE IS ALSO SECOND FACILITY ON THE WEST COAST. BETWEEN THE TWO OPERATIONS, 30
THE WEST COAST. BETWEEN THE TWO OPERATIONS, 30 TO 40 FOULS ARE BORN EACH YEAR.
BETWEEN THE TWO OPERATIONS, 30 TO 40 FOULS ARE BORN EACH YEAR. TODAY ANHEISER BUSCH OWNS
TO 40 FOULS ARE BORN EACH YEAR. TODAY ANHEISER BUSCH OWNS LARGEST HERD OF CLYDESDALES
TODAY ANHEISER BUSCH OWNS LARGEST HERD OF CLYDESDALES HORSES IN THE WORLD.
LARGEST HERD OF CLYDESDALES HORSES IN THE WORLD. VISITORS TO THE FARM ARE WELCOME
HORSES IN THE WORLD. VISITORS TO THE FARM ARE WELCOME TO COME AND VIEW THE HORSES AND
VISITORS TO THE FARM ARE WELCOME TO COME AND VIEW THE HORSES AND THEY CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
TO COME AND VIEW THE HORSES AND THEY CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ANIMALS THROUGH CLOSE UP
THEY CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ANIMALS THROUGH CLOSE UP PRESENTATIONS BY THE HANDLERS.
ANIMALS THROUGH CLOSE UP PRESENTATIONS BY THE HANDLERS. >> HERE IS ESTIMATED 2500 TO
PRESENTATIONS BY THE HANDLERS. >> HERE IS ESTIMATED 2500 TO 3,000 CLYDESDALES THROUGHOUT THE
>> HERE IS ESTIMATED 2500 TO 3,000 CLYDESDALES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES TODAY.
3,000 CLYDESDALES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES TODAY. >> LARGER THAN THEIR SPANISH
UNITED STATES TODAY. >> LARGER THAN THEIR SPANISH ANCESTORS, THESE HORSES STAND
>> LARGER THAN THEIR SPANISH ANCESTORS, THESE HORSES STAND SIX FEET HIGH AT THE SHOULDER
ANCESTORS, THESE HORSES STAND SIX FEET HIGH AT THE SHOULDER AND WEIGH AROUND 2,000 POUNDS.
SIX FEET HIGH AT THE SHOULDER AND WEIGH AROUND 2,000 POUNDS. THEIR SHOES ARE MADE FROM BAR OF
AND WEIGH AROUND 2,000 POUNDS. THEIR SHOES ARE MADE FROM BAR OF STEEL 22 INCHES LONG, AND ARE
THEIR SHOES ARE MADE FROM BAR OF STEEL 22 INCHES LONG, AND ARE TWICE THE SIZE AND FOUR TIMES
STEEL 22 INCHES LONG, AND ARE TWICE THE SIZE AND FOUR TIMES HEAVIER THAN A REGULAR HORSESHOE
TWICE THE SIZE AND FOUR TIMES HEAVIER THAN A REGULAR HORSESHOE ONLY SELECT FEW ARE CHOSEN TO
HEAVIER THAN A REGULAR HORSESHOE ONLY SELECT FEW ARE CHOSEN TO BECOME MEMBERS OF THE FAMOUS
ONLY SELECT FEW ARE CHOSEN TO BECOME MEMBERS OF THE FAMOUS HITCHES THAT TRAVEL AROUND THE
BECOME MEMBERS OF THE FAMOUS HITCHES THAT TRAVEL AROUND THE COUNTRY.
HITCHES THAT TRAVEL AROUND THE COUNTRY. AFTER A NUMBER OF WEEKS ON THE
COUNTRY. AFTER A NUMBER OF WEEKS ON THE ROAD, THE TEAMS ARE BROUGHT HERE
AFTER A NUMBER OF WEEKS ON THE ROAD, THE TEAMS ARE BROUGHT HERE AND ALLOWED TO ROAM THE FARM TO
ROAD, THE TEAMS ARE BROUGHT HERE AND ALLOWED TO ROAM THE FARM TO UNWIND.
ANIMALS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF THE FARM FROM THE DAYS OF DAIRY CATTLE TO THE COLLECTION
OF THE FARM FROM THE DAYS OF DAIRY CATTLE TO THE COLLECTION OF EXOTIC AND ENDANGERED SPECIES
WHEN GUESTS FIRST ARRIVED, THEY TAKE A TRAM TOUR OF THE 160-ACRE DEER PARK.
TAKE A TRAM TOUR OF THE 160-ACRE DEER PARK. THERE THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO VIEW
DEER PARK. THERE THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO VIEW SEVERAL SPECIES RANGING FROM
THERE THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO VIEW SEVERAL SPECIES RANGING FROM BISON TO ZEBRA.
SEVERAL SPECIES RANGING FROM BISON TO ZEBRA. TODAY THE PARK IS HOME TO MORE
BISON TO ZEBRA. TODAY THE PARK IS HOME TO MORE THAN 1,000 ANIMALS FROM SIX
TODAY THE PARK IS HOME TO MORE THAN 1,000 ANIMALS FROM SIX CONTINENTS.
THAN 1,000 ANIMALS FROM SIX CONTINENTS. TERWARDS AT THE TIER GARDEN,
CONTINENTS. TERWARDS AT THE TIER GARDEN, VISITORS CAN GET UP CLOSE LOOK
TERWARDS AT THE TIER GARDEN, VISITORS CAN GET UP CLOSE LOOK AT VARIETY OF ANIMALS.
VISITORS CAN GET UP CLOSE LOOK AT VARIETY OF ANIMALS. HAPPENED LERS ROAM ABOUT WITH
AT VARIETY OF ANIMALS. HAPPENED LERS ROAM ABOUT WITH CREATURES GIVING PEOPLE A CHANCE
HAPPENED LERS ROAM ABOUT WITH CREATURES GIVING PEOPLE A CHANCE TO INTERACT AND LEARN MORE ABOUT
CREATURES GIVING PEOPLE A CHANCE TO INTERACT AND LEARN MORE ABOUT EACH SPECIES.
TO INTERACT AND LEARN MORE ABOUT EACH SPECIES. THERE ARE ON GOING AND
EACH SPECIES. THERE ARE ON GOING AND ENTERTAINMENT EDUCATIONAL SHOW
THERE ARE ON GOING AND ENTERTAINMENT EDUCATIONAL SHOW FEATURING SOME OF THE FARM'S
ENTERTAINMENT EDUCATIONAL SHOW FEATURING SOME OF THE FARM'S RESIDENTS.
N ADDITION, THE FARM IS COMMITTED TO THE PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES.
COMMITTED TO THE PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE DAVID
ENDANGERED SPECIES. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE DAVID DEER FROM CHINA, OF WHICH THERE
FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE DAVID DEER FROM CHINA, OF WHICH THERE ARE ONLY A THOUSAND REMAINING IN
DEER FROM CHINA, OF WHICH THERE ARE ONLY A THOUSAND REMAINING IN THE WORLD.
ARE ONLY A THOUSAND REMAINING IN THE WORLD. THE FARM IS PART OF ADOPT A
THE WORLD. THE FARM IS PART OF ADOPT A HORSE AND ADOPT A BURROW
THE FARM IS PART OF ADOPT A HORSE AND ADOPT A BURROW PROGRAM.
HORSE AND ADOPT A BURROW PROGRAM. THE LARGEST TWO AFRICAN
PROGRAM. THE LARGEST TWO AFRICAN ELEPHANTS WHOSE COUSINS ARE
THE LARGEST TWO AFRICAN ELEPHANTS WHOSE COUSINS ARE EXTREMELY THREATENED.
ELEPHANTS WHOSE COUSINS ARE EXTREMELY THREATENED. NOT ONLY DO THEY PERFORM IN A
EXTREMELY THREATENED. NOT ONLY DO THEY PERFORM IN A SHOW TO DISPLAY NATURAL AND
NOT ONLY DO THEY PERFORM IN A SHOW TO DISPLAY NATURAL AND HUSBAND DRI BEHAVIORS, BUT THEY
SHOW TO DISPLAY NATURAL AND HUSBAND DRI BEHAVIORS, BUT THEY ARE BEING USED IN RESEARCH BY
HUSBAND DRI BEHAVIORS, BUT THEY ARE BEING USED IN RESEARCH BY UNIVERSITIES.
ARE BEING USED IN RESEARCH BY UNIVERSITIES. AS WE HAVE SEEN, GRANT'S FARM IS
UNIVERSITIES. AS WE HAVE SEEN, GRANT'S FARM IS MORE THAN ANIMALS ON DISPLAY, IT
AS WE HAVE SEEN, GRANT'S FARM IS MORE THAN ANIMALS ON DISPLAY, IT IS ALSO THE HISTORY OF A FAMILY
MORE THAN ANIMALS ON DISPLAY, IT IS ALSO THE HISTORY OF A FAMILY WHOSE NAME IS WELL-KNOWN.
IS ALSO THE HISTORY OF A FAMILY WHOSE NAME IS WELL-KNOWN. IN ADDITION, IT IT IS PART OF
WHOSE NAME IS WELL-KNOWN. IN ADDITION, IT IT IS PART OF AMERICAN HISTORY.
IN ADDITION, IT IT IS PART OF AMERICAN HISTORY. IT IS THE BREEDING FACILITY AND
AMERICAN HISTORY. IT IS THE BREEDING FACILITY AND IT JUST MIGHT BE THE FUTURE OF
IT IS THE BREEDING FACILITY AND IT JUST MIGHT BE THE FUTURE OF SOME EN ENDANGERED SPECIES.
ODAY, GRANT'S FARM IS STILL A PRIVATE ESTATE AND MAINTAINED BY THE ANHEISER BUSCH COMPANIES FOR
PRIVATE ESTATE AND MAINTAINED BY THE ANHEISER BUSCH COMPANIES FOR THE DESCENDANTS OF AUGUST BUSCH,
THE ANHEISER BUSCH COMPANIES FOR THE DESCENDANTS OF AUGUST BUSCH, BUT IT IS ONE THAT IS SHARED
THE DESCENDANTS OF AUGUST BUSCH, BUT IT IS ONE THAT IS SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC.
BUT IT IS ONE THAT IS SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC. CURRENTLY THERE IS NO CHARGE TO
WITH THE PUBLIC. CURRENTLY THERE IS NO CHARGE TO VISIT THE FARM, BUT THERE IS A
CURRENTLY THERE IS NO CHARGE TO VISIT THE FARM, BUT THERE IS A PARKING FEE.
VISIT THE FARM, BUT THERE IS A PARKING FEE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT
PARKING FEE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT GRANT'S FARM OR FOR DIRECTIONS
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT GRANT'S FARM OR FOR DIRECTIONS VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW DOT
GRANT'S FARM OR FOR DIRECTIONS VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW DOT GRANT'S FARM OR CALL
VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW DOT GRANT'S FARM OR CALL (314)843-1700.