Ripley in Brown County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Witness Tree

Pecan - Carya Illinoinensis

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 10, 2025

1. Witness Tree Marker

Inscription. This pecan tree was planted by our forefathers for the food and shade it provide and has witnessed much of Ripley's history. It has seen the tobacco markets thrive and then disappear. It has witnessed a time when the Maplewood Cemetery was a farm field and U.S. Hwy 52 changing from horse and buggy to cars and trucks.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Horticulture & Forestry • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 38° 44.088′ N, 83° 50.334′ W. Marker is in Ripley, Ohio, in Brown County. It is at the intersection of South 2nd Street (U.S. 52) and Governor Street, on the right when traveling south on South 2nd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 703S S 2nd St, Ripley OH 45167, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cincinnati

and in Southern Ohio Hill Country.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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: White Burley Tobacco (a few steps from this marker); Soldiers and Sailors Monument (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Camp Ripley / Camp Ammen (approx. 0.2 miles away); This Church (approx. ¾ mile away); Battery F Ripley / Ripley Cannon (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Squirrel Hunters (approx. 0.8

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miles away); Eli Collins House (approx. 0.8 miles away); In Honor of Fallen Soldier (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ripley.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 10, 2025

2. Witness Tree Marker

Ohio Tobacco Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 10, 2025

3. Ohio Tobacco Museum

Credits. This page was last revised on May 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 128 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 22, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.