Scioto Township in Chillicothe in Ross County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Red Cedar

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 27, 2024

1. Red Cedar Marker

Inscription.

Juniperus virginiana
1903
Alongside the field of Kitty Hawk, NC where the Wright Brothers Orville and Wilbur from Dayton, OH flew on December 17th
"A Representative Tree"

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical date for this entry is December 17, 1903.

Location. 39° 20.911′ N, 82° 58.891′ W. Map coordinates may not be accurate

Marker is in Chillicothe, Ohio, in Ross County. It is in Scioto Township. It is on Unnamed road south of North Plaza Boulevard when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chillicothe OH 45601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Scioto Valley

and in Southern Ohio Hill Country.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and 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 Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Green Ash (a few steps from this marker); Apple Tree (a few steps from this marker); Crabapple (within shouting distance of this marker); White Ash (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named White Ash (within shouting distance of this marker); Sycamore (within shouting distance of this marker); Japanese Cherry (within shouting distance of this marker); Golden Raintree (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chillicothe.

Ohio's Millennium Grove image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, June 1, 2025

2. Ohio's Millennium Grove

The Millennium Grove is a stand of 100 trees of historical significance, each planted with an accompanying marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 126 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 9, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. 2. submitted on July 27, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

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