The Tidal Basin in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The First Japanese Cherry Trees
Photographed by Tom Fuchs, March 25, 2006
1. The First Japanese Cherry Trees Marker
Erected 1950 by National Capital Sesquicentennial Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry. In addition, it is included in the Historic Trees series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1910.
Location. 38° 53.189′ N, 77° 2.509′ W. Marker is in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in The Tidal Basin. It is on Independence Avenue Southwest east of West Basin Drive Southwest, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Washington DC 20024, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Symbol of International Friendship (within shouting distance of this marker); The Gift of Trees (within shouting distance of this marker); District of Columbia War Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named District of Columbia War Memorial (about 600 feet away); John Paul Jones Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Visit the New US Park Police Horse Stables & Education Center
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Other markers no longer nearby. Japanese Pagoda (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); The 1912 Cherry Tree Plantings (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Japanese Stone Lantern (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Lighting the Way (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); District of Columbia World War Memorial (was about 600 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial (was about 700 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial (was about 700 feet away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named John Paul Jones Memorial (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Tom Fuchs, March 25, 2006
2. The Commemorative Stone
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 13, 2011
3. The First Japanese Cherry Trees Marker
Washington Monument in background right
Photographed by Tom Fuchs, March 25, 2006
4. The Tidal Basin Through the Cherry Blossoms
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2006, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. This page has been viewed 4,638 times since then and 42 times this year. Last updated on April 27, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 30, 2006, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. 3. submitted on March 19, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on March 30, 2006, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
