Swan Creek Township near Swanton in Fulton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 4, 2023

1. Eastern White Pine Marker

Inscription. This is considered a soft pine with needles in bundles of five. The tall straight trees were used for ship masts, some grew up to 100 feet tall. Its seed is food for songbirds, ruffed grouse, turkey, quail and mice.

Erected by Voss Signs.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 41° 35.33′ N, 83° 53.068′ W. Marker is near Swanton, Ohio, in Fulton County. It is in Swan Creek Township. It is on Chestnut Street west of Lawrence Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 406 Chestnut St, Swanton OH 43558, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Black Swamp

and in the Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

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,

the territory of the Mississippian

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Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ohio Buckeye (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Swanton American Legion Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away); Swanton Ohio Viet Nam Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Swanton Remembers (approx. 0.4 miles away); Swanton Township Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Swanton (approx. ¾ mile away); Swanton Civil War Monument (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Swanton Township Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Swanton.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 4, 2023

2. Eastern White Pine Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 149 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 7, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.