Milford Township in Pike County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Eastern Arborvitae
(Thuja occidentalis)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 14, 2023
1. Eastern Arborvitae Marker
Native Americans and early explorers
used it for medicinal purposes.
Erected by Grey Towers National Historic Site.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 41° 19.669′ N, 74° 49.153′ W. Marker is in Milford Township, Pennsylvania, in Pike County. It is on Grey Towers Drive, on the left when traveling west. Marker is on the Grey Towers National Historic Site grounds, near the mansion. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 151 Grey Towers Drive, Milford PA 18337, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: "Grey Towers" (a few steps from this marker); The Finger Bowl (within shouting distance of this marker); The Letter Box (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Swimming Pool and Terrace (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Bait Box (about 400 feet away); Gifford Pinchot (approx. 0.3 miles away); Milford (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Jervis Gordon Grist Mill (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milford Township.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Sugar Maple (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . . Eastern Arborvitae. (Submitted on September 23, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 14, 2023
2. Eastern Arborvitae and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 152 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 23, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
