Monroe Township near Hastings in Richland County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Butternut Trail
Malabar Farm
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Photographed by Craig Doda, April 5, 2025
1. Butternut Trail Marker
Man cannot himself escape from Nature. Neither can he ever subdue her or attempt to exploit her endlessly without becoming himself a victim.
Louis Bromfield-Pleasant Valley, 1945
Trail Description:
The Butternut Trail shares this hillside with the Malabar Farm's Pugh Cabin. This cabin was built in 1938 by James Pugh, an employee of the power company. Pugh built his cabin using old telephone poles and for the first decade it served as a weekend retreat. With the addition of a kitchen, bathroom, and two bedrooms in the late 1940s the cabin became the Pugh family's full time residence.
The trees you can see along this trail include red and white oak, sugar maple, beech, butternut, aspen, black cherry, shagbark hickory, dogwood, sassafras, and sycamore.
"Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and lis- tens carefully, he can learn more than what is in books."
George Washington Carver
Erected by Ohio Department Of Natural Resources.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1945.
Location.
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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: Malabar Farm Maple Syrup Sugar Shack (within shouting distance of this marker); Doris Duke Woods Trail (approx. Ό mile away); The Working Farm Barn (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ceely Rose House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Louis Bromfield's Big House (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Big House at Malabar Farm (approx. 0.4 miles away); Malabar Farm (approx. 0.4 miles away); Director James Zehringer (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hastings.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 5, 2025
2. Butternut Trail Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 5, 2025
3. Butternut Trail Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 5, 2025
4. Butternut 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 110 times since then and 5 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.
