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White Oak

 
 
White Oak Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by F. Robby, January 8, 2008
1. White Oak Marker
Inscription.
Maryland's State Tree
Offspring of the
Wye Oak
Planted 1987

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EnvironmentHorticulture & Forestry. A significant historical year for this entry is 1987.
 
Location. 38° 58.716′ N, 76° 29.53′ W. Marker is in Annapolis, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It is at the intersection of School Street and Church Circle, on the left when traveling east on School Street. Marker is about 25 feet east of intersection, just inside the iron fence of the grounds of the Government House. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Annapolis MD 21401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Maryland Inn (within shouting distance of this marker); The Government House (within shouting distance of this marker); Southgate Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Maryland State House (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Maryland State House (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Baron Johann de Kalb (about 300 feet away); Sacred to the Memory of Baron de Kalb (about 300 feet away); Thurgood Marshall (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Annapolis.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby.
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Baron Johann de Kalb, 1721 - 1780 (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
White Oak image. Click for full size.
Photographed by F. Robby, January 8, 2008
2. White Oak
The Government House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by F. Robby, January 8, 2008
3. The Government House
Home of the governor of Maryland.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2008, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,575 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on February 15, 2008, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland.
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