The history of corn mazes
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With fall in the air, many families like mine will spend some time at a local corn maze. (READ: The Top 13 corn mazes in the US in 2016). As I was researching different corn mazes around the country (and even the world), I started wondering about the history of corn mazes – when was the first corn maze built and who invented the corn maze?
The history of mazes and labyrinths goes back to ancient times and the Minotaur and Labyrinth from Greek mythology. From there, mazes were built in pebbles, earth and more, and in 1690 the oldest surviving hedge maze was created – the Hampton Court Maze in Greater London
Hampton Court Maze (via Wikimedia Commons)
In the 18th century, hedge mazes became incredibly popular…
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