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Nichols Arboretum

 
 
Nichols Arboretum Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Joel Seewald, August 30, 2020
1. Nichols Arboretum Marker
Inscription.
The
Nichols Arboretum
given by
Walter Hammond Nichols
B. S. (Chem.), 1891
and
Esther Blanche Connor Nichols
B. S., 1894
to the Regents of the University
of Michigan for the use of the schools
of Ann Arbor

 
Erected 1907.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationParks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.
 
Location. 42° 16.549′ N, 83° 43.486′ W. Marker is in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in Washtenaw County. It is in Angell. It is on Geddes Avenue west of Ridgeway Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ann Arbor MI 48104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan and in Greater Detroit. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Phi Delta Theta Fraternity House
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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Washtenaw County War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Revolutionary War Patriot (approx. 0.3 miles away); Forest Hill (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Presbyterian Church Cornerstone (approx. 0.3 miles away); Delta Sigma Delta (approx. 0.4 miles away); Campus Patterns of Residential Life (approx. 0.4 miles away); Delta Upsilon Fraternity (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ann Arbor.
 
Also see . . .  Nicholas Arboretum. University of Michigan website entry (Submitted on December 3, 2020, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.) 
 
Nichols Arboretum Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Joel Seewald, August 30, 2020
2. Nichols Arboretum Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2020, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 584 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 3, 2020, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.
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