Belleville in St. Clair County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Callery Pear Tree
Photographed by Thomas Smith, October 30, 2021
1. Callery Pear Tree Marker
Thanks to the Survivor Tree Seeding Program by the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, this Callery pear tree was grown from the fruit harvest from a severely damaged tree found during the rescue and recovery process at the World Trade Center in New York in the days that followed September 11, 2001.
Known around the world as the Survivor Tree, the collapse of the Twin Towers nearly destroyed it. Thanks to recovery workers, the broken burned tree was rescued. harvested to produce seedlings, nurtured back to health, and returned to its original location where it now stands on the plaza at the 9/11 Memorial in New York.
Both the Survivor Tree in New York, and this tree produced from its fruit, stand as symbols of America's optimism and unbreakable sprit.
Planted April 12, 2018
Erected 2018.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: 9/11 Attacks • Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical date for this entry is September 11, 2001.
Location. 38° 29.999′ N, 89° 59.141′ W. Memorial is in Belleville, Illinois, in St. Clair County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 15 and South Illinois Street
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Regionally, this memorial is in Greater St. Louis. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Sept 11 Memorial Walkway (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of John Scheel Home (approx. 0.8 miles away); Abraham Lincoln (approx. 0.8 miles away); Historic Garfield Street Saloon (approx. 0.9 miles away); Site of Old St. Clair County Courthouse 1861-1972 (approx. 0.9 miles away); Gustavus Koerner (approx. 0.9 miles away); Moehle Blacksmith Shop (approx. 0.9 miles away);
Photographed by Thomas Smith, October 30, 2021
2. Callery Pear Tree Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 488 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 31, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
