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Findlay in Hancock County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor)

Hancock County, OH

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Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor) Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 17, 2026
1. Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor) Marker
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May this tree serve as a lasting legacy of our living history.

Hancock County, OH | 2026

"The oak's strength is in its roots, as is ours."
James A. Garfield, 20th U.S. President and Ohioan

 
Erected 2026 by America 250 Ohio; Cenovus Energy.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & ForestryPatriots & Patriotism. In addition, it is included in the America 250: Ohio Commission, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #20 James A. Garfield series lists.
 
Location. 41° 0.461′ N, 83° 38.673′ W. Marker is in Findlay, Ohio, in Hancock County. It is at the intersection of Olive Street and Park Street, on the right when traveling east on Olive Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 326 Olive St, Findlay OH 45840, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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
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itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hull's Trail (approx. 1.2 miles away); Ohio's First Road Side Park (approx. 1.2 miles away); Mason Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); George P. Jones Home (approx. 1.8 miles away); Beneath the Surface (approx. 1.9 miles away); Moving to Markets (approx. 1.9 miles away); Marathon & Speedway (approx. 1.9 miles away); Marketing Petroleum (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Findlay.
 
Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor) Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 17, 2026
2. Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor) Marker
Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor) Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by America 250-Ohio Commission
3. Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor) Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 24, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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