Southwest Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Gettysburg Address Honeylocust

Camp Milton Historic Preserve

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 11, 2019

1. Gettysburg Address Honeylocust Marker

Inscription.
Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address was given as part of the dedication ceremony for a soldier’s cemetery. The cemetery was carved from a field at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where armies clashed in 1863 during the Civil War. The dedication, held just months after the battle, featured a two-hour address by Edward Everett, one of the most noted speakers of his day. President Lincoln was also invited to “make a few remarks.” Lincoln took but two minutes to deliver his Gettysburg Address, which will forever live in the hearts of Americans. Just 100 yards from the spot where Lincoln delivered his greatest speech stood a honeylocust tree. Today it is the last remaining tree from that historic site. This tree grew from a seed handpicked from the Gettysburg Address Honeylocust.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln series list.

Location. 30° 20.202′ N, 81° 51.959′ W. Marker

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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 Halsema Road North, Jacksonville FL 32220, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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: Frederick Douglass White Oak (a few steps from this marker); Apalachicola Harbor Live Oak (a few steps from this marker); Robert E. Lee Southern Magnolia (a few steps from this marker); Battery Park Live Oak (a

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 11, 2019

2. Gettysburg Address Honeylocust Marker

few steps from this marker); Ulysses S. Grant Sycamore (a few steps from this marker); Booker T. Washington Sycamore (a few steps from this marker); Manassas Mimosa (within shouting distance of this marker); Gettysburg American Sycamore (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.

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 20, 2019.)

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 557 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 13, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.