Southwest Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Booker T. Washington Sycamore
Camp Milton Historic Preserve
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 11, 2019
1. Booker T. Washington Sycamore Marker
Booker T. Washington was born to Jane Ferguson, slave and cook on the James Burroughs plantation, in Hardy, Virginia, in 1856. Beneath the trees of a local park, a group of slaves, including 9-year-old Washington, learned of their freedom when the Emancipation Proclamation was read to them. After emancipation, the family moved to West Virginia, where Booker worked at a salt furnace and in cool mines. As an adult he gained national prominence as an author and in the field of education. This tree grew from a seed handpicked from the Booker T. Washington Sycamore.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.
Location. 30° 20.211′ N, 81° 51.962′ W. Marker is in Jacksonville, Florida, in Duval County. It is in Southwest Jacksonville. It can be reached from Halsema Road North 0.4 miles north of Old Plank Road, on the right when traveling north. Located within the Camp Milton Historic Preserve. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1225
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Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s First Coast. It is also in the American South and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ulysses S. Grant Sycamore (a few steps from this marker); Battery Park Live Oak (a few steps from this marker); Gettysburg American Sycamore (a few steps from this marker); Harriet Beecher Stowe White Ash (a few steps from this marker); Frederick Douglass White Oak (a few steps from this marker); Apalachicola Harbor Live Oak (a few steps from this marker); Gettysburg Address Honeylocust (a few steps from this marker); Robert E. Lee Sweetgum (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 11, 2019
2. Booker T. Washington Sycamore Marker
Also see . . .
1. Camp Milton Historic Preserve. Florida Hikes! (Submitted on November 13, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Camp Milton Historic Preserve. City of Jacksonville (Submitted on November 14, 2019.)
Library of Congress
3. Booker T. Washington
Photo by Harris & Ewing
Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 349 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 13, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 3. submitted on September 27, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
