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

Saucer Magnolia

Magnolia x soulangeana

— University Trees of Distinction —

Saucer Magnolia Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. Saucer Magnolia Marker

Inscription.

A hybrid species of 19^th century French origin, this large specimen covers the ground with thousands of pink and white petals each spring and offers shade in summer.

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° 59.929′ N, 76° 21.352′ W. Marker is in Millersville, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It can be reached from Ganser Loop. Marker and tree are just south of Dutcher 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: Dutcher Hall (here, next to this marker); Founders of Millersville University (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 (within shouting distance of this marker); Atlas Cedar (within shouting distance of this marker); The Pond

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Sycamore (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Millersville.

Also see . . . Saucer Magnolia - Magnolia x soulangeana. (Submitted on January 14, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Saucer Magnolia and Marker image. Click for full size.

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

2. Saucer Magnolia 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 129 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 14, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.