Fairgrounds in Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Farm Bureau Memorial Tree

Greenspire Linden Tilia Cordata "Greenspire

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 27, 2025

1. Farm Bureau Memorial Tree Marker

Inscription. Soil from Ohio's eighty-eight counties surrounds the roots of this living monument to the "people of the land"- Ohio's farmers. Donated by the Ohio Nurserymen's Association this tree was planted during the Ohio Farm Bureau Bicentennial Family Day, June 19, 1976.

Erected 1976 by Ohio Nurserymen's Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture. A significant historical date for this entry is June 19, 1976.

Location. 39° 59.844′ N, 82° 59.559′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in Fairgrounds. It is at the intersection of Big 4 Street and East 11th Street, on the right when traveling east on Big 4 Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1652-1712 Big 4 St, Columbus OH 43211, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Scioto Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

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: Memorial to the First Buckeye Boys State 1936 (within shouting distance of this marker); All American Quarter Horse Congress (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Ohio State Fair (about 500 feet away); Scottish Highlander Cattle (about 700 feet away); Gyr Brahama (about 700 feet away); Buckeye Trees (approx. 0.2 miles away); Buckeye Grove

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Flint: Ohio's State Gemstone (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 27, 2025

2. Farm Bureau Memorial Tree Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 27, 2025

3. Farm Bureau Memorial Tree Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 57 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 6, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.