Wilson in Brevard County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Welcome To The Moon Tree Garden

[Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex]

The Moon Tree Garden Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 24, 2021

1. The Moon Tree Garden Marker

Inscription.
These trees, each representing a crewed Apollo mission, are descendants of the original Moon trees grown with seeds astronaut Stuart Roosa carried to the Moon on Apollo 14. The garden’s figure eight shape represents the spacecraft’s slingshot trajectory it took to the Moon.

The life-size bronze sculpture of Mike Collins, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, the crew of the Apollo 11, is a tribute to the Apollo Program’s accomplishments.

Erected 2019 by Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex and The Moon Tree Foundation; statue donated by Rocket Mortgate.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Exploration • War, Cold. A significant historical date for this entry is February 9, 1971.

Location. 28° 36.288′ N, 80° 40.142′ W. Marker is in Wilson, Florida, in Brevard County. It can be reached from Kennedy Parkway North 0.2 miles north of Astronaut Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker located within the Moon Tree Garden next to the Apollo/Saturn V Center of the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Titusville FL 32780, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s Space 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: Apollo 15 (within shouting distance of this marker); Apollo 16

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Apollo 14 (within shouting distance of this marker); Apollo 17 (within shouting distance of this marker); Apollo 13 (within shouting distance of this marker); "The Eagle Has Landed" (within shouting distance of this marker); Apollo 12 (within shouting distance of this marker); Apollo 1 (within shouting distance of this marker).

Also see . . . KSC Visitor Complex Unveils Moon Tree Garden, ‘The Eagle Has Landed’ Statue to Honor Apollo 11 Crew. (Submitted on December 18, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 24, 2021

2. The Moon Tree Garden Marker

Moon Trees can be seen in the background

Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 552 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 18, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.