Oakland in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Newton Apple Tree

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 21, 2024

1. The Newton Apple Tree Marker

Inscription.
This tree is a direct descendent of the original Newton Apple Tree which grew in the garden of Woolsthrope Manor and whose fruit is said to have given inspirational impetus to Sir Isaac Newton's Theory of Gravitational Forces.

This Newton Apple Tree was presented in 2015 to Chancellor Patrick Gallagher in honor of his distinguished service as Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. It is planted here with the hope that its fruit will inspire others to partake in scientific discovery.

Erected 2015 by University of Pittsburgh.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 2015.

Location. 40° 26.617′ N, 79° 57.17′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Oakland. It is on Forbes Avenue east of Bigelow Boulevard, on the left when traveling east. Marker is located west of the front entrance to the Stephen Foster Memorial building. Forbes Avenue is a one-way street that only heads east at this location. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4051 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15213, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically 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,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

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of this marker: Pittsburgh Blues War of 1812 Memorial Sundial (here, next to this marker); Stephen C. Foster Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Cathedral of Learning (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Diplodocus carnegii (about 400 feet away); Victor Herbert (about 400 feet away); Andrew Carnegie (about 500 feet away); University of Pittsburgh (about 500 feet away); V.F.W. (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

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Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 21, 2024

2. The Newton Apple Tree and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 454 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 23, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.