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

Greentree

Photographed by Bradley Owen, November 1, 2024

1. Greentree Marker

Inscription.
Here for more than a century stood a giant sycamore tree
Under its spreading foliage our forefathers gathered and discussed the problems of their day they honored this tree by naming their community - Greentree
This tablet is dedicated to the memory of this tree that was removed October 16, 1945

Erected 1946 by The Greentree Womens Club.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is October 16, 1945.

Location. 40° 24.988′ N, 80° 2.708′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Green Tree. It is at the intersection of Greentree Road and Pocono Drive, on the left when traveling north on Greentree Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1001 Greentree Road, Pittsburgh PA 15220, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Green Tree (here, next to this marker); Ramsey Homestead (approx. ¼ mile away); Green Tree Park Walking Track Distances (approx. 0.4 miles away); History of Green Tree Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named History of Green Tree Park

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(approx. half a mile away); Making Apple Butter in Green Tree in the Olden Days (approx. 0.9 miles away); This is the Steepest Street in the Continental United States (approx. 0.9 miles away); Rook (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, November 1, 2024

2. Greentree Marker

Marker is located on the rock.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 150 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 11, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.