Kennett Township in Longwood in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

A Foreign Dignitary

Photographed by Pete Skillman, April 11, 2026

1. A Foreign Dignitary Marker

Inscription. This tree may resemble some of the native Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) trees growing nearby, but look closely. This is a Metasequoia, or Dawn Redwood, a tree native to China that was thought to be extinct until the 1940s. This noble specimen was planted during the late 1940s or early 1950s, and remains here despite the later conversion of Peirce's Woods into an art-form garden using only native plants.

Erected by Longwood Gardens.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry.

Location. 39° 52.4′ N, 75° 40.275′ W. Marker is in Longwood, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Kennett Township. It can be reached from Flower Garden Walk. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Flower Garden Walk, Kennett Square PA 19348, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named A Foreign Dignitary (within shouting distance of this marker); Peirce's Woods (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Peirce's Woods (within shouting distance of this marker); Indian Hannah (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Victorian Marker, 1870 (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Italian Water Garden (about 500 feet away); Peirce's Park (about 700 feet away); Peirce-du Pont House (approx. 0.2 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Italian Water Garden (was about 400 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

A Foreign Dignitary Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, April 11, 2026

2. A Foreign Dignitary Marker - wide view

A Foreign Dignitary Marker - view of tree itself image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, April 11, 2026

3. A Foreign Dignitary Marker - view of tree itself

Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2026, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 11, 2026, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.