Scioto Township in Chillicothe in Ross County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis 1971

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Sycmore Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 27, 2024

1. Sycmore Marker

Inscription.
Grown from seeds taken to the moon on Apollo XIV by Stuart Roosa, to honor Niel Armstrong from Wapakoneta, OH, the first man on the moon.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Horticulture & Forestry.

Location. 39° 20.945′ N, 82° 58.889′ W. Marker is in Chillicothe, Ohio, in Ross County. It is in Scioto Township. It is on U.S. 35 near North Plaza Blvd.. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: US-35, Chillicothe OH 45601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Scioto Valley

and in Southern Ohio Hill Country.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and 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 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 walking distance of this

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marker: Japanese Cherry (a few steps from this marker); Golden Raintree (a few steps from this marker); White Ash (within shouting distance of this marker); Kentucky Coffee Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Ohio Buckeye (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named White Ash (within shouting distance of this marker); Crabapple (within shouting distance of this marker); Apple Tree (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chillicothe.

More about this marker. Located in the Ohio's Millennium Grove of Historic Trees

Also see . . . Official Grove link. (Submitted on April 5, 2026, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.)

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 27, 2024

2. Sycmore Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2026, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 5, 2026, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.