Liberty Township near Bellefontaine in Logan County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Ohio Buckeye Tree
The State Tree of Ohio
Photographed by Craig Doda, August 2, 2025
1. Ohio Buckeye Tree Marker
Common Name: Ohio buckeye
Botanical Name: Aesculus glabra
Height/Width: 20 to 40 feet/20 to 40 feet
Habitats: Mesic woods and bottomlands
Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds are attracted to the flowers, and some wildlife species eat the seeds. The raw seeds are poisonous to humans and most domestic livestock.
History/Lore: Historically, its light, soft wood was used for pulpwood, woodenware, and the production of artificial limbs.
Native Americans called the nut hetuck, meaning "buck eye" because markings on the nut resemble the eye of a deer.
Ohioans were called "Buckeyes" during the presidential election of 1840 when William Henry Harrison's supporters wore buckeye necklaces and carved campaign souvenirs out of buckeye wood to illustrate support for their fellow Ohioan.
In 1953 the Ohio buckeye became the state tree of Ohio.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Horticulture & Forestry • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.
Location. 40° 24.357′ N, 83° 47.218′ W. Marker is near Bellefontaine, Ohio, in Logan County. It is in Liberty Township. It is at the
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Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains. 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Manary House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Hull's Army in 1812 (approx. 0.9 miles away); Huntsville, Ohio Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Bellefontaine (approx. 2.4 miles away); Blair Casey Park (approx. 2.8 miles away); Bellefontaine Airport Pylon (approx. 3 miles away); Harmon Field (approx. 3.1 miles away); Powell Park, the Old Burial Ground (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bellefontaine.
Other markers no longer nearby. Manary Blockhouse (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Cherokee (was approx. 2.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Craig Doda, August 2, 2025
2. Ohio Buckeye Tree Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 108 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 23, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
