The document provides a history of Como Park located in St. Paul, Minnesota. It details how the park was established in the 1870s through private funding to purchase 300 acres of former farmland. It describes some of the early additions to the park like the Japanese garden in 1904 and conservatory in 1915. The summary continues to discuss more recent developments such as the education center in 2005 and corpse flower bloom in 2008. It concludes by providing sources for more information on Como Park and its upcoming events.