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

Japanese Flowering Cherries

Prunus cultivars

— University Trees of Distinction —

Japanese Flowering Cherries Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. Japanese Flowering Cherries Marker

Inscription.

These and other Joseph M. Sheaffer Memorial cherry trees surrounding our pond have delighted visitors and members of the campus community since Cherry Blossom Day, 1977.

Discover more at www.millersville.edu/trees

Erected by Millersville University.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical year for this entry is 1977.

Location. 39° 59.954′ N, 76° 21.412′ W. Marker is in Millersville, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It can be reached from Cove Drive. Marker is along the north side of the Pond, south of Wickersham Hall, 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: Sycamore (within shouting distance of this marker); Dutcher Hall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Saucer Magnolia (about 300 feet away); The Pond (about 300 feet away); Southern Magnolia (about 400 feet away); Atlas Cedar (about 400 feet away); Biemesderfer Center [Old Library] (about 400 feet away); Founders of Millersville University (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Millersville.

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Japanese flowering cherry. (Submitted on January 14, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Japanese Flowering Cherries and Marker image. Click for full size.

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

2. Japanese Flowering Cherries and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 112 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 14, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.