Villanova in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Metasequoia Glyptostroboides or Dawn Redwood

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 10, 2024

1. Metasequoia Glyptostroboides or Dawn Redwood Marker

Inscription.

Given to Villanova University by
Joseph F. Klekotka

Planted November 12, 1954
by Rev. John A. Klekotka, O.S.A.
and Professor William G. Driscoll

Erected by Villanova University.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical year for this entry is 1954.

Location. 40° 2.166′ N, 75° 20.648′ W. Marker is in Villanova, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It can be reached from East Lancaster Avenue. Marker and tree are located on the Villanova University campus, south of St. Thomas of Villanova Monastery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 800 East Lancaster Avenue, Villanova PA 19085, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: St. Thomas of Villanova Monastery - 1933 (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named St. Thomas of Villanova Monastery - 1933 (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Thomas of Villanova Monastery - Augustinian Residence (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Thomas Hall - 1899 (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Thomas of Villanova Church - 1883 (within shouting distance of this marker); Tolentine Hall - 1899 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Tolentine Hall - 1899 (about 400 feet away); St. Rita's Hall - 1912 (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Villanova.

Also see . . . Metasequoia glyptostroboides (NC State Extension). (Submitted on August 10, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Metasequoia Glyptostroboides or Dawn Redwood and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 10, 2024

2. Metasequoia Glyptostroboides or Dawn Redwood and Marker

Metasequoia Glyptostroboides or Dawn Redwood image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 10, 2024

3. Metasequoia Glyptostroboides or Dawn Redwood

Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 111 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 10, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.