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Buckeye Trees

 
 
Buckeye Trees Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 27, 2025
1. Buckeye Trees Marker
Inscription. These eight Buckeye Trees planted during the 1958 Ohio State Fair honoring Ohio's eight presidents:

William Henry Harrison 1841-
Ulysses S. Grant 1869-1877
Rutherford B. Hayes 1877-1881
James A. Garfield 1881-
Benjamin Harrison 1889-1893
William McKinley 1897-1901
William Howard Taft 1909-1913
Warren G. Harding 1921-1923
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & PoliticsHorticulture & Forestry. A significant historical year for this entry is 1958.
 
Location. 39° 59.763′ N, 82° 59.334′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in Fairgrounds. It is at the intersection of East 11th Avenue and Essex Avenue, on the right when traveling north on East 11th Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 632 E 11th Ave, 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
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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: Buckeye Grove (a few steps from this marker); Mothman (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Geological Cross Section of Ohio (about 300 feet away); Beneath Your Feet (about 300 feet away); Serpent Mound Impact Structure (about 300 feet away); Flint: Ohio's State Gemstone (about 300 feet away); Grindstones (about 300 feet away); Ohio Buckeye (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.
 
Buckeye Trees Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 27, 2025
2. Buckeye Trees 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 62 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 6, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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