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Havre de Grace in Harford County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

This Wye Oak

 
 
This Wye Oak Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 19, 2022
1. This Wye Oak Marker
Inscription. This wye oak was a seedling of the largest wye oak in the U.S. and the state tree of Maryland which was located in Wye Mills. That tree stood for over 400 years until it was destroyed by a storm in 2002.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical year for this entry is 2002.
 
Location. 39° 33.38′ N, 76° 5.649′ W. Marker is in Havre de Grace, Maryland, in Harford County. It is at the intersection of Conesteo Street and Park Drive, on the right when traveling north on Conesteo Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 817 Conesteo St, Havre de Grace MD 21078, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Baltimore Metro Region and in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, in the Chesapeake Bay Region, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Lock House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Lafayette Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named This Wye Oak (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal (within shouting distance of this marker); How A Lock Works (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); You Are Standing On A Pivot (Or Swing) Bridge (about 300 feet away); Susquehanna River Crossing (approx. 0.3 miles away); Harford County - Related U.S.C.T. Civil War Soldiers (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Havre de Grace.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. The Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); How a Lock Works (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Nineteenth Century Travel (was about 400 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Under Attack (was approx. 0.3 miles
The Wye Oak image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 19, 2022
2. The Wye Oak
away but has been permanently removed).
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 218 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 22, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Oct. 11, 2026