Washington Square West in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Bicentennial Moon Tree

Honoring Earth's green world of trees

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, July 5, 2008

1. Bicentennial Moon Tree Marker

Inscription. Sycamore planted May 6, 1975 from seed carried to the moon by Astronaut Stuart A. Roosa on Apollo XIV, February 1971.

Erected by National Aeronautics & Space Administration; Forest Service, USDA; Pennsylvania's Horticultural Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Horticulture & Forestry • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the The Spirit of ’76, America’s Bicentennial Celebration series list. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1971.

Location. 39° 56.851′ N, 75° 9.082′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Washington Square West. It can be reached from the intersection of Walnut Street and Spruce Street. Marker is near the northeast corner of the park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 620 Walnut St, Philadelphia PA 19106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 16 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Washington Square (here, next to this marker); In Memory of the Many American Soldiers (a few steps from this marker); Penn's Plan (a few steps from this marker); Welcome to Washington Square (a few steps from this marker); Tom Foglietta (a few steps from this marker); The Capital City

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(within shouting distance of this marker); A Fashionable Promenade (within shouting distance of this marker); Walnut Street Prison (within shouting distance of this marker); Sorrow and Joy (within shouting distance of this marker); Congregation of the Dead (within shouting distance of this marker); Linked in Memory (within shouting distance of this marker); The Society of Little Gardens (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Site in Journalism (within shouting distance of this marker); Maxfield Parrish (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CU-67) (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); U.S.S. Forrestal (CVT-59) (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Other Washington Square markers.

Bicentennial Moon Tree - 2014 - Tree No More. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Nate Davidson, June 29, 2014

2. Bicentennial Moon Tree - 2014 - Tree No More.

Sycamore tree in 2008. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, July 5, 2008

3. Sycamore tree in 2008.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,735 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 9, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on November 27, 2014, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. 3. submitted on July 9, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.