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. It 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.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan and in Greater Detroit. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.
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. 3½ miles away); Prohibition in Berlin Township / "A Bootleggers Paradise" (approx. 3½ miles away); St. Patrick Church
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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
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou
3. Bicentennial Tree Marker
The view looking west with DTE Energy - Newport Service Center in background.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2023, by Paul E Thoma of Monroe, Michigan. This page has been viewed 755 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 3, 2023, by Paul E Thoma of Monroe, Michigan. 3. submitted on June 8, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
