Selinsgrove in Snyder County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Class of 1888 Graduation Tree Site
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2018
1. Class of 1888 Graduation Tree Site Marker
planted on its day of graduation
by the Class of 1888
Memorial placed 1959
by the sole surviving
member of the Class
Dr. John I. Woodruff
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Class Members
App, Nelson Royer, N. H.
Benson, Cyrus Salem, H. Clinton
Dietterich, Elmer Schroyer, R. Lloyd
Dornblaser, Arthur S. Shultz, F. S.
Fisher, George E. Snyder, Luther T.
Haas, William A. Ulrich, Samuel J.
Harter, G. A. Ulsh, W. H.
Heckman, J. E. Vastine, George B.
Lumbard, Anna Whitebread, William H.
McLain, Delbert Wieand, H. E.
Pawling, Emanuel Woodruff, John I.
Erected 1959 by Dr. John I. Woodruff.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.
Location. 40° 47.962′ N, 76° 52.247′ W. Marker is in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, in Snyder County. It is at the intersection of College Circle and University Avenue, on the right when traveling south on College Circle. Marker is at the College Avenue entrance portal to the Susquehanna University campus. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Selinsgrove PA 17870,
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Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Susquehanna University World War I Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Susquehanna University World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Susquehanna University (within shouting distance of this marker); 9/11 Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Christopher James Vialonga (about 300 feet away); Colleen Monica Supinski (about 300 feet away); Commemorating Gustavus Adolphus Hall (about 400 feet away); Seibert Hall (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Selinsgrove.
Another marker is no longer nearby.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2018
2. Class of 1888 Graduation Tree Site Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2018
3. Latimer S. Landes Memorial Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2018
4. Latimer S. Landes Memorial Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 354 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 4, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
