Lincoln City in Spencer County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Dogwood Tree

Cornus Florida

Photographed by Shane Oliver, June 25, 2021

1. Dogwood Tree Marker

Inscription. The wood of the dogwood tree was used for knitting needles and sled runners because of it’s smooth texture. Its natural strength also made it good material for fashinoning into wedges for splitting wood and in tool handles. County doctors made a bitter drink from a mixture of the flowers, fruit, and bark as a prescription for fevers and chills.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine.

Location. 38° 7.524′ N, 86° 59.661′ W. Marker is in Lincoln City, Indiana, in Spencer County. It is on Boyhood Nature Trail, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2926 E McAlpine St, Lincoln City IN 47552, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Tri-State Region

and in Southern Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sweetgum Tree (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Snakeroot (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sassafras (approx. ¼ mile away); Boyhood Nature Trail (approx. 0.3 miles away); Persimmon Tree (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lincoln Boyhood Trails (approx. 0.3 miles away); Barn (approx. 0.4 miles away); Chicken Coop (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lincoln City.

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

Photographed by Shane Oliver, November 27, 2021

2. Dogwood Tree Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 207 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 12, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 2. submitted on November 27, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.