Southwest Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Harriet Beecher Stowe White Ash
Camp Milton Historic Preserve
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 11, 2019
1. Harriet Beecher Stowe White Ash Marker
The Harriet Beecher Stowe House was built in 1833 to serve as the residence of Lane Theological Seminarys president. Harriet Beecher moved to Cincinnati in 1832 with her father, Dr. Lyman Beecher, who had been appointed seminary president. It was in Cincinnati, across the Ohio River from Kentucky, a slave state, where Harriet learned about the evils of slavery, which inspired her book, “Uncle Toms Cabin.” Harriet Beecher Stowe and her family maintained a residence purchased in the 1860s in Mandarin near Jacksonville. The Stowe House in Cincinnati is currently operated as a cultural and educational center which promotes Black history, and is home to a towering white ash tree. This tree grew from a seed handpicked from the Harriet Beecher Stowe White Ash.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil.
Location. 30° 20.216′ N, 81° 51.969′ W. Marker is in Jacksonville, Florida, in Duval County. It is in Southwest Jacksonville. It can be reached from Halsema Road
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Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s First Coast. It is also in the American South. 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: Gettysburg American Sycamore (here, next to this marker); Booker T. Washington Sycamore (a few steps from this marker); Robert E. Lee Sweetgum (a few steps from this marker); Ulysses S. Grant Sycamore (a few steps from this marker); Battery Park Live Oak (a few steps from this marker); Frederick Douglass White Oak (within shouting distance of this marker);
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 11, 2019
2. Harriet Beecher Stowe White Ash Marker
Also see . . .
1. Camp Milton Historic Preserve. Florida Hikes! (Submitted on November 14, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Camp Milton Historic Preserve. City of Jacksonville (Submitted on November 20, 2019.)
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3. Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe
From “Uncle Tom's Story of his Life” by Josiah Henson, 1876.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 300 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 14, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 3. submitted on November 26, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
