VA Medical Center in Canandaigua in Ontario County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Revolutionary War Tree

Photographed by James Turcotte

1. Revolutionary War Tree Marker

Inscription.

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 by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and VA Employees Association Canandaigua, New York.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Horticulture & Forestry • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the American Revolution and U.S. Constitution Bicentennial Living Witness Trees series list.

Location. 42° 54.073′ N, 77° 16.218′ W. Marker is in Canandaigua, New York, in Ontario County. It is in VA Medical Center. It is at the intersection of East Street and Fort Hill Avenue, on the right when traveling north on East Street. Located in front of Building 1 of the Canandaigua VA Medical Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 Fort Hill Ave, Canandaigua NY 14424, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate

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New York,

specifically in Western New York,

in the Finger Lakes,

and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Peacock House/Aviary (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old-Fashioned Garden (about 500 feet away); Moonlight Garden (about 600 feet away); Pansey Garden (about 700 feet away); Rock Garden (about 700 feet away); Blue & White Garden (about 700 feet away); Sonnenberg Gardens (about 700 feet away); Japanese Garden & Tea House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canandaigua.

Revolutionary War Tree and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Turcotte, March 27, 2024

2. Revolutionary War Tree and Marker

The marker is at the base of the tree.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 4, 2024

3. Revolutionary War Tree and Marker

Revolutionary War Tree in the summer image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Turcotte, September 2, 2024

4. Revolutionary War Tree in the summer

Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2024, by James Turcotte of Phelps, New York. This page has been viewed 418 times since then and 31 times this year. Last updated on March 31, 2024, by James Turcotte of Phelps, New York. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 27, 2024, by James Turcotte of Phelps, New York. 3. submitted on May 5, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on September 2, 2024, by James Turcotte of Phelps, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. A photo of the tree with leaves, Summer & Fall. • Can you help?