Newport in Carleton in Monroe County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Bicentennial Tree
Photographed By Paul E Thoma, July 3, 2023
1. Bicentennial Tree Marker
The International Society of Arboriculture and the National Arborist Association jointly recognize this significant tree in this bicentennial year as having lived here during the American Revolutionary Period
1776 · 1976
Erected 1976.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Historic Trees series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.
Location. 42° 0.442′ N, 83° 21.14′ W. Marker is in Carleton, Michigan, in Monroe County. It is in Newport. Marker is at the intersection of Newport Road and Telegraph Road (U.S. 24), on the right when traveling east on Newport Road. The marker is outside of a fence near the DTE electric company Newport Road facility, east of Telegraph Road on the south side of Newport Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newport MI 48166, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Potter Cemetery / Public Act 525 of 2012 (approx. 2.7 miles away); St. Charles Church (approx. 3˝ miles away); Prohibition in Berlin Township / "A Bootleggers Paradise" (approx. 3˝ miles away); St. Patrick Church (approx. 3.6 miles away); Frenchtown Township
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More about this marker. The marker is small and on a concrete pad at the base of the tree.
Photographed By Paul E Thoma, July 3, 2023
2. Bicentennial Tree Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2023, by Paul E Thoma of Monroe, Michigan. This page has been viewed 85 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 3, 2023, by Paul E Thoma of Monroe, Michigan. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
