Monroe Township near Hastings in Richland County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Doris Duke Woods Trail
Malabar Farm
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Photographed by Craig Doda, April 5, 2025
1. Dorris Duke Trail Marker, Side One
Our Ohio forest, which, if left alone, becomes thick and tropical, and impenetra- ble during the summer, quite naturally takes over even today any field which is left abandoned for a few years.
-Louis Bromfield-From My Experience, 1955
Trail Description:
To pay mounting medical bills for treatments for bone cancer and compli- cations arising from that disease Louis Bromfield found it necessary to sell the timbering rights to these hillsides, something he would have done only out of desperation. He died believing the trees would be cut. Doris Duke, a friend of Bromfield's, heard of the sale and was able to buy the timbering rights back, thus saving the trees. Some of these trees are now over 200 years old.
Trees common to this woodland include red and white oak, beech, and sugar maple. Less common but present are shagbark hickory, black cher- ry, Sassafras, tulip popular, cucumber, aspen, and eastern hemlocks.
"Let's take our hearts for a walk in the woods and listen to the magic whispers of old trees."
- unknown author
Erected by Ohio Department Of Natural Resources.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry
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Location. 40° 38.998′ N, 82° 23.661′ W. Marker is near Hastings, Ohio, in Richland County. It is in Monroe Township. It is on Bromfield Road 1½ miles south of Pleasant Valley Road (County Route 303), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3961 Bromfield Rd, Lucas OH 44843, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest. 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, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ceely Rose House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Working Farm Barn (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Louis Bromfield's Big House (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Big House at Malabar Farm (approx. 0.2 miles away); Malabar Farm (approx. 0.2 miles away); Director James Zehringer (approx. Ό mile away); Malabar's Smokehouse (approx. Ό mile away); Malabar Farm Maple Syrup Sugar Shack (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hastings.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 5, 2025
2. Dorris Duke Trail Marker, Side Two
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 5, 2025
3. Doris Duke Woods Trail Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 5, 2025
4. Doris Duke Woods Trail Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 92 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 10, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
