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Northside in Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

George Washington Tulip Poplar

 
 
George Washington Tulip Poplar Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dave W, January 21, 2024
1. George Washington Tulip Poplar Marker
Inscription.

Descendant of the Original Tree at Mount Vernon
Dedicated to the Men and Women
of the
United States Marine Corps
Past, Present and Future

 
Erected by American Forests.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & ForestryMilitary. In addition, it is included in the Historic Trees series list. A significant day of the year for for this entry is May 31.
 
Location. 30° 21.963′ N, 81° 39.12′ W. Memorial is in Jacksonville, Florida, in Duval County. It is in Northside. It is on North Main Street. The memorial is located in Evergreen Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4535 N Main Street, Jacksonville FL 32208, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Florida’s First Coast. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: US Marines and Navy Corpsman Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Beirut Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Flame of Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker); USS Frank E. Evans DD754 Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Lynching in America / The Lynching of Bowman Cook and John Morine (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Confederate Torpedo Boat David
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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Henry John Klutho (approx. 1.3 miles away); Brewster Hospital (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Joseph E. Lee (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
George Washington Tulip Poplar Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dave W, January 21, 2024
2. George Washington Tulip Poplar Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2024, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 276 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 24, 2024, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 22, 2026