Near Mansfield in Wright County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Wilder's Pecan Tree
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2012
1. Wilder's Pecan Tree Marker
The Wilder's [sic] planted this tree c.1900
Erected by Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home and Museum.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Horticulture & Forestry • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 2002.
Location. 37° 6.003′ N, 92° 33.872′ W. Marker is near Mansfield, Missouri, in Wright County. It can be reached from State Route A. Marker is along the entrance drive to Rocky Ridge Farm, the home of Laura Ingalls Wilder. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3068 Highway A, Mansfield MO 65704, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Missouri. It is also in the American Ozarks, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rocky Ridge Farm (within shouting distance of this marker); The Wilder Home / The Little House Books Began Here (approx. 0.4 miles away); Carl "Sub" Mays (approx. one mile away); Laura Ingalls Wilder (approx. 1.1 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Battle of Hartville Confederate Monument (approx. 10.7 miles away); The Battle of Hartville (approx. 10.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mansfield.
Also see . . .
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2012
2. Wilder's Pecan Tree Stump and Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2012
3. Wilders Home at Rocky Ridge Farm
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 706 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 7, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
