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

Southern Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora

— University Trees of Distinction —

Southern Magnolia Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. Southern Magnolia Marker

Inscription.

Producing the University's largest flowers at almost 12 inches in diameter, this specimen lends a southern, even tropical flair to campus with its large evergreen leaves and sweet floral scents.

Discover more at www.millersville.edu/trees

Erected by Millersville University.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry.

Location. 39° 59.981′ N, 76° 21.344′ W. Marker is in Millersville, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It can be reached from North George Street. Marker and trees are south of the Dilworth Building, on the Millersville University campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20 Dilworth Road, 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 (within shouting distance of this marker); Atlas Cedar (within shouting distance of this marker); Biemesderfer Center [Old Library] (within shouting distance of this marker); Tulip Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Flowering Dogwood (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dutcher Hall (about 300

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feet away); Founders of Millersville University (about 300 feet away); Saucer Magnolia (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Millersville.

Also see . . . Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora): History, Cultivars, Growth Rate & Care. American Gardner website entry (Submitted on May 25, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Southern Magnolias and Marker image. Click for full size.

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

2. Southern Magnolias and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 134 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 14, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.