Historic Oak in Sycamore, Ohio

1776 - 1976

Photographed by Michael Baker

1. Historic Oak in Sycamore, Ohio Marker

Inscription.
The International Society of Arboriculture and the National Arborist Association jointly recognize this significant tree in this bicentennial year as having lived here during the American Revolutionary period

Erected 1976 by The International Society of Arboriculture and the National Arborist Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the American Revolution and U.S. Constitution Bicentennial Living Witness Trees series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 40° 56.91′ N, 83° 10.39′ W. Marker was in Sycamore, Ohio, in Wyandot County. It was at the intersection of Davis Street and Seventh Street, on the right when traveling north on Davis Street. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Sycamore OH 44882, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally,

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this marker was in Ohio’s Till Plains.

It was also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 6 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Sycamore's Original Fire Bell (approx. ¼ mile away); Sycamore Civil War Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away); Belle Vernon Evangelical Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); Pleasant Ridge Cemetery Assn. (approx. 2.8 miles away); Parker Bridge (approx. 4.9 miles away); Tarhe (approx. 5.2 miles away); Ludwig Sheely (approx. 5.3 miles away); Overland Inn (approx. 5.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sycamore.

Regarding Historic Oak in Sycamore, Ohio. The marker does not denote what type of oak this is, but a cursory review indicates it may be a Post Oak.

Photographed by Michael Baker

2. Historic Oak in Sycamore, Ohio Marker

Photographed by Michael Baker

3. Historic Oak in Sycamore, Ohio Marker

Photographed by Michael Baker

4. Historic Oak in Sycamore, Ohio Marker

Note the telephone for scale.

Photographed by Michael Baker

5. Historic Oak in Sycamore, Ohio Marker

Most of the major upper limbs have been topped/removed, presumably due to disease or damage.

Historic Oak Location -- The tree is missing. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 15, 2026

6. Historic Oak Location -- The tree is missing.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2017, by Michael Baker of Lima, Ohio. This page has been viewed 629 times since then and 55 times this year. Last updated on September 18, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 9, 2017, by Michael Baker of Lima, Ohio. 6. submitted on March 15, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.