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

Atlas Cedar

Cedrus atlantica

— University Trees of Distinction —

Atlas Cedar Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. Atlas Cedar Marker

Inscription.

An evergreen conifer native to the Atlas Mountains of Northwest Africa, which share their tectonic origins with the Appalachian Mountains in the formation of Pangea. This large specimen displays a bluish, waxy covering on its needles.

Discover more at www.millersville.edu/trees

Erected by Millersville University.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Paleontology.

Location. 39° 59.965′ N, 76° 21.334′ W. Marker is in Millersville, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It can be reached from North George Street. Marker and tree are west adjacent to the Biemesderfer Center [Old Library], on the Millersville University campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 North George Street, 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: The Pond (a few steps from this marker); Biemesderfer Center [Old Library] (a few steps from this marker); Tulip Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Southern Magnolia (within shouting distance of this marker); Flowering Dogwood (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Founders of Millersville University (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.

Also see . . . Cedrus atlantica. (Submitted on January 13, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Atlas Cedar and Marker image. Click for full size.

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

2. Atlas Cedar and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 13, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 147 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 13, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.