Frenchtown Charter Township in Carleton in Monroe County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Semiquincentennial Tree

Photographed by Joyce E Fraker, April 24, 2026

1. Semiquincentennial Tree Marker

Inscription.

ISA
The Michigan Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture recognizes this significant tree in this Semiquincentennial Year as having lived during the Revolutionary Period.
1776 2026
Sponsored by DTE

Erected 2026 by DTE Energy DTE Energy.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is July 4, 1776.

Location. 42° 0.441′ N, 83° 21.137′ W. Marker is in Carleton, Michigan, in Monroe County. It is in Frenchtown Charter Township. It is on Newport Road east of North Telegraph Road, on the right when traveling east. It is located next to the DTE Newport Road Service Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8950 N Telegraph Rd, Newport MI 48166, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan

and in Greater Detroit.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

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least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bicentennial Tree (here, next to this marker); Potter Cemetery / Public Act 525 of 2012 (approx. 2.7 miles away); St. Charles Church (approx. 3½ miles away); Prohibition in Berlin Township / "A Bootleggers Paradise" (approx. 3½ miles away); St. Patrick Church (approx. 3.6 miles away); Frenchtown Township (approx. 4 miles away); Holy Ghost Lutheran Church (approx. 4 miles away); Old Hull Road (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carleton.

More about this marker. The original marker dedicated this tree as a Bicentennial Tree in 1976. The 2026 marker is positioned next to the original marker.

Regarding Semiquincentennial Tree. The tree is a Burr Oak that is sixty plus inches in diameter and more than eighty feet tall.

Additional keywords. America 250

Photographed by Joyce E Fraker

2. Semiquincentennial Tree Marker

Photographed by Joyce E Fraker

3. Semiquincentennial Tree Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2026, by Joyce E Fraker of Ypsilanti, Michigan. This page has been viewed 30 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 14, 2026, by Joyce E Fraker of Ypsilanti, Michigan. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.