Millersville in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida

— University Trees of Distinction —

Flowering Dogwood Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 11, 2025

1. Flowering Dogwood Marker

Inscription.

Japan's 1912 gift of flowering cherry trees to the
United States has twice been reciprocated with a gift of
flowering dogwoods. Iconic of spring in eastern North
America, dogwood flowers are reported to have cued the
planting of maize by Native Americans.

Discover more at www.millersville.edu/trees

Erected by Millersville University.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Horticulture & Forestry • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.

Location. 39° 59.942′ N, 76° 21.312′ W. Marker is in Millersville, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It can be reached from North George Street. Marker and trees are south of the Old Library and west of George Street, on the Millersville University campus. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Millersville PA 17551, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

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

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Tulip Tree (a few steps from this marker); Biemesderfer Center [Old Library] (within shouting distance of this marker); Founders of Millersville University (within shouting distance of this marker); Millersville University

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Old Main (within shouting distance of this marker); Atlas Cedar (within shouting distance of this marker); Dutcher Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Saucer Magnolia (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Millersville.

Flowering Dogwoods and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 11, 2025

2. Flowering Dogwoods and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 12, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 142 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 12, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.