Druid Hill Park in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Planted by the National Service Star Legion

Oct. 8, 1919

— [Memorial Grove Oaks] —

Planted by the National Service Star Legion Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 10, 2022

1. Planted by the National Service Star Legion Marker

Inscription.
First tree planted in U.S. in loving memory of all those who gave their lives in World War one for each state, one for Baltimore, one for our allies, and one for our war time President, Woodrow Wilson.
1917 - 1918

Erected 1919 by National Service Star Legion.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • War, World I. A significant historical date for this entry is October 8, 1919.

Location. 39° 19.361′ N, 76° 39.102′ W. Memorial is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Druid Hill Park. It is on Beechwood Drive west of East Coast Greenway, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 900 Beechwood Dr, Baltimore MD 21217, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

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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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Nation's Third Oldest Zoo (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Druid Hill Park (about 700 feet away); Westward Expansion (about 800 feet away); Welcome Back to the Main Valley (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Crane Barn (approx. 0.2 miles away); Victorian Cages (approx. 0.2 miles away); Before Lawnmowers (approx. ¼ mile away); State-of-the-Art in 1876 (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.

Planted by the National Service Star Legion Marker [right panel] image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 10, 2022

2. Planted by the National Service Star Legion Marker [right panel]

Planted by the National Service Star Legion Marker with the Memorial Grove Oaks visible behind image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 10, 2022

3. Planted by the National Service Star Legion Marker with the Memorial Grove Oaks visible behind

Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 255 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 11, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.