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Historic Trees Historical Markers
An historic tree is one that was witness to an historic event, or maybe it was planted by, or otherwise directly associated with a famous historic figure. These have been marked with a historical marker.
The Mercer Oak was named for Brigadier General Hugh Mercer, who fought and was mortally wounded in the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777. The white oak is believed to have been here at the time of the American Revolution.
A legend says that . . . — — Map (db m166095) HM
(original marker:)
Washington first took command of the American Army under the grandparent of this elm at Cambridge, Mass. July 3, 1775.
Raised and presented by Maryland D.A.R. Marked by New Jersey D.A.R.
This tree is planted as . . . — — Map (db m4179) HM
This tree, a slip from the original Cambridge Elm under which General Washington took command of his army, is planted to the memory of George Washington by the Ompoge Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. — — Map (db m224185) WM
Estimated to be over 500 years old, the oak is the sole surviving tree from the original forest that covered this land when John Fenwick arrived in 1675. Tradition maintains that Fenwick treatied with the Native Lenni Lenape beneath these branches . . . — — Map (db m153666) HM
About 1861, this white mulberry tree (morus alba) was planted across the carriage path from the large sycamore tree. The tree flourished for just under 150 years until an ice storm over this past winter (2012) caused the tree to collapse. The . . . — — Map (db m56677) HM
This American Liberty Elm was named after "The Liberty Tree: Our Community's first Symbol of Freedom." On the morning of August 14, 1765, the people of Boston awakened to discover two effigies suspended from an elm tree in protest of the hated Stamp . . . — — Map (db m62091) HM
This tree is a sapling from the original chestnut tree that grew outside the Secret Annex where Anne Frank and her family hid from 1942 to 1944 during the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam. While in hiding, Anne Frank kept a diary in which she wrote her . . . — — Map (db m199161) HM
This Callery pear tree stands distant from the hundreds of swamp white oak trees on the Memorial. It was discovered amidst the wreckage of the 9/11 attacks, its bark charred from fires at the site and many of its limbs reduced to stumps. Yet . . . — — Map (db m134638) HM
Standing here since 1699
Circumference 25 feet, 5 inches
Diameter 90 inches
I - The Balmville Tree
The Balmville Tree is the oldest Eastern Cottonwood on record in the United States. A core sample taken by a Harvard University . . . — — Map (db m28886) HM
In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a lone tree was discovered at Ground Zero. Badly damaged, the Callery pear tree was removed from the rubble and nursed back to life by the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation. A . . . — — Map (db m207476) HM WM
The Weeping Willow Tree you see is a shoot from what was recorded as the largest Weeping Willow Tree in the entire United States. The original tree was toppled by a storm on July 13, 1987.
Legend has it that the original tree was planted at . . . — — Map (db m7443) HM
This ancient gnarled oak has been estimated to be more than 800 years old. Indians may have bent the young tree to mark the trail to their fishing grounds. The tree took root a second time, thus developing the unusual formation. — — Map (db m20366) HM
This tree has witnessed several centuries of history, provided shade for nearby early Native American settlements, edged the trail of the Rutherford Trace march against the Cherokee, and served as a boundary marker before Haywood County was . . . — — Map (db m234881) HM
A stately oak stood here for nearly 300 years. It symbolized the patriots' yearning for freedom and the bitterness of their conflict with the British crown. In 1779, two tories (Americans loyal to Britain) plundered the home of George Wilfong in . . . — — Map (db m183068) HM
This CATALPA Tree was planted around 1837. Burlington was a part of the Old Northwest Territory and was established as the Lawrence County Seat on July 14, 1818. It has been confirmed by the Dept. of Natural Resources that this tree qualifies as a . . . — — Map (db m185479) HM
Plaque 1 In the 1820’s during a hike from Urbana to Cincinnati, John “Johnny Appleseed” Chapman planted a grove of apple trees just west of Dorf Drive in German Village. On September 23, 2010, honoring the 236th birthday of John . . . — — Map (db m104620) HM
(West Face) Capt. John Boggs, born in Western Penn. 1738. Married Jane Irwin and raised a large family on the frontier. Near Wheeling W.Va. one son Wm. was taken prisoner by the Indians, in view of his Fathers cabin, which is here represented. . . . — — Map (db m13667) HM
Height 109 Feet, Crown 60 Feet, Circumference 144 Inches, This tree is approximately 150 Years Old. The Name Buckeye comes from folklore of the Native Americans who noticed that the nut of the Buckeye tree resembles the eye of the buck deer, a . . . — — Map (db m185499) HM
Trees with unusual shapes were often, used by Indians as
landmarks to identify important trails. This 300 year
old Bur Oak (Guercus Macrocarpa) marked the northernmost
point of the Portage Trail, which connected the Cuyahoga
(whose course was . . . — — Map (db m161199) HM
Washington first took command of the American Army under the Grandparent of this Elm at Cambridge, Mass.
July 3, 1775.
Raised and presented by Maryland D.A.R., marked by Oklahoma D.A.R., this tree is planted as part of the 200th Anniversary . . . — — Map (db m155636) HM
Early Oregon Trail emigrants crested the south flank of Flagstaff Hill and, with the Blue Mountains looming to the west, saw a solitary tree in the valley below. Called l’arbre seul (the lone tree) by French-Canadian fur trappers, this large . . . — — Map (db m108122) HM
The Grove of the States includes a tree representing each state in the USA and the District of Columbia. The idea for the Grove of the States was conceived by Oregon Attorney General Robert Y. Thornton to honor the passage of Lady Bird Jonson's 1965 . . . — — Map (db m127210) HM
This grove of nine trees is a part of the original landscaping planted around the historic 1886 Queen Anne style house of Captain George Flavel. The grove consists of a giant sequoia, ginko, Camperdown elm, bay laurel, pear, and four cork elms. . . . — — Map (db m168306) HM
This tree was given to Douglas County by Binger Hermann, U.S. Congressman, around the turn of the century. The occasion for the tree donation is not known positively, but research suggests that it was given at a dedication ceremony for the . . . — — Map (db m112587) HM
Pinus lambertiana
When settlers crossed on the Applegate Trail, sugar pine trees dominated this landscape. Native Americans had seasonal camps and purposefully managed the sugar pines, including using a hook-ladder to move up the tiered . . . — — Map (db m112589) HM
In 1863, on this site, Robert Vinton Beall, an Oregon Trail pioneer and relative to four Maryland governors, built one of the first frame buildings in Jackson County, a Gothic Revival house that is listed on the National Historic Register. Beall and . . . — — Map (db m129534) HM
In 1860, Martha Hanley planted this weeping willow to commemorate the birth of her son. The willow cutting was obtained from the pioneer Luelling Nursery in the Willamette Valley and delivered by Martha's friend Kit Kearney, an express rider, who . . . — — Map (db m244248) HM
Carya ovata
Mary Louisa Black planted this shagbark hickory near her home in 1866 from nuts she carried from Missouri on the Oregon Trail in 1865. Of the nuts she planted, two grew into trees. This tree is the lone survivor of snow, . . . — — Map (db m112564) HM
Sequoiadendron giganteum
On March 22, 1862, the day of his son Emil's birth, Peter Britt planted this giant sequoia by his home. Britt was a pioneer photographer, skilled horticulturist, and leader in Southern Oregon's lucrative fruit . . . — — Map (db m112590) HM
This small grove of Comice pear trees are the only remaining of an original planting known as Harry & David Bear Creek Orchards Block 1A. Harry & David Corporation became internationally renowned in 1932 when they began marketing their gift boxes of . . . — — Map (db m113351) HM
Pinus jeffreyi
In Oregon, Jeffrey pines are found only in the state's southwest corner. They are especially adapted to local dry, infertile, serpentine soils as seen in the surrounding flat lands and distant mountains. These trees resist . . . — — Map (db m112563) HM
Pinus ponderosa
When a Japanese balloon bomb exploded at
this site, Elsie Mitchell and her Sunday school
class of five children, out on an early spring
fishing outing, were killed. They were the only
World War II casualties to occur . . . — — Map (db m112595) HM
This black walnut was planted c. 1884 by the Zimmerman family who were prominent members of the Aurora Colony. Early Aurora settlers were talented and industrious. Their products gained a wide reputation for excellence during the early days of . . . — — Map (db m244246) HM
Lining the mall are part of an early campus landscaping plan that called for trees and other plantings to be used as an arboretum for teaching and research purposes. While age and disease have taken their toll, Penn State still has one of the . . . — — Map (db m135739) HM
Longwood has one of the most historically significant tree collections in the region.
This land was originally owned by William Penn, and later part of a 202-acre working farm and arboretum belonging to the Peirce family. The arboretum, known . . . — — Map (db m175052) HM
Under this huge Elm, July 4, 1776, resolves declaring independence were drawn, prior to news of action by Congress at Philadelphia. This was an expression of the spirit common to the frontier and led by the famous Fair Play men. — — Map (db m65556) HM
Though the Milton Hershey School campus is graced by a number of magnificent trees, one of the oldest and most meaningful to generations of HIS/MHS students might be this Chinese chestnut. Known informally as the “climbing tree) for . . . — — Map (db m84238) HM
and the International Society of Arboriculture jointly recognize this significant tree in this bicentennial year as having lived here at the time of the signing of our Constitution. — — Map (db m8280) HM
On this sacred spot for 260 years stood the majestic white oak tree known as the Witness Tree. Despite preservation efforts, the tree succumbed to old age and was solemnly removed on June 3, 1991. Its memory symbolizes the patriotism and love of . . . — — Map (db m84446) HM
Beneath this Witness Tree a new born patriotism found notable expressionOn a Sunday morning in September 1777 an express rider came to tell the congregation of Donegal Church that the British army under Lord Howe had left New York to invade . . . — — Map (db m84483) HM
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.
1776 - 1976 — — Map (db m69076) HM
On this site in 1682 William Penn signed a treaty with the Delaware Tribe of Native Americans under the canopy of the Great American Elm Tree. The tree was destroyed during a storm on March 3, 1810. This direct descendant of the original tree was . . . — — Map (db m223974) HM
Treaty ground of William Penn, and the Indian Nations, 1682, Unbroken faith.
William Penn, Born 1644, Died 1718.
Pennsylvania, Founded, 1681, by Deeds of Peace.
Placed by the Penn Society, A.D. 1827, to mark the site of the Great . . . — — Map (db m164374) HM
This ancient oak
is today
the only surviving witness tree
among those that marked
the survey of February 28 1769
which set apart the tract
on which
Lewisburg is situated
and which was made
for the proprietaries
by William . . . — — Map (db m127608) HM
This American Liberty Elm was named after "The Liberty Tree: Our Country's first Symbol of Freedom." On the morning of August 14, 1765, the people of Boston awakened to discover two effigies suspended from an elm tree in protest of the hated Stamp . . . — — Map (db m152526) HM
To commemorate the repeal of the Stamp Act in March 1766, William Read deeded a small triangle of land at this site where grew the original Tree of Liberty, to William Ellery and others in trust. This tree was cut down by British occupation forces . . . — — Map (db m48095) HM
The magnificent Betsey Williams Sycamore is a beloved icon of Roger Williams Park, and the most famous tree in Rhode Island. It is estimated to be about 250 years old, planted shortly after the cottage was built in 1773.
The American . . . — — Map (db m222440) HM
This American Liberty Elm was named after "The Liberty Tree: Our Country's first Symbol of Freedom." On the morning of August 14, 1765, the people of Boston awakened to discover two effigies suspended from an elm tree in protest of the hated . . . — — Map (db m114946) HM
Near this spot once stood the Liberty Tree where Colonial Independence was first advocated by Christopher Gadsden A.D. 1766 and where ten years later the Declaration of Independence was first heard and applauded by South Carolinians — — Map (db m31852) HM
Henry’s Centennial Tree, also known as “The Big Tree,” was planted the same year the town of Henry was established, by David & Lucenda Wiley, in from of their business, Lucenda’s Millinery Shop. The tree’s circumference was 30 ft. and its height . . . — — Map (db m213992) HM
Witnessed a young Sam Houston, who gained favor with Chief Jolly on Hiwassee Island nearby, witnessed the Indian removal and countless events that shaped Meigs County, the State of Tennessee and points westward.
Commemorated in 2016 to . . . — — Map (db m165865) HM
Under the massive oak 0.3 mi. SW, Col. John Pemberton assembled his command in late September, 1780 for service against the British. Joined by units from Virginia, they marched to Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga; thence the whole force, under Col. . . . — — Map (db m157949) HM
Standing as a silent sentinel to the town, this enormous white oak (Quercus alba) welcomes travelers into the city of McMinnville. This tree is 85 feet tall, a crown spread of 125 feet, and a possible age of over 250 years old. It has several lower . . . — — Map (db m76028) HM
The original Burkett Pecan tree, bred from a native tree, 1900, by J.H. Burkett (1861-1945), Texas pecan industry leader.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark 1966 — — Map (db m79314) HM
After serving as a teamster in the Civil War (1861-65), Thadium (Thomas) B. Cree worked for the Union Pacific Railroad. In 1888 he and his wife came to the High Plains. They acquired this land and, with no trees for lumber, they built a dugout home. . . . — — Map (db m55938) HM
In 1837 this oak sheltered Texas jurors. Courthouse was unfinished because logs coming down-river for building had swept past in strong current. R. M. Williamson, presiding, was called "Three-legged Willie" due to appearance: he had good leg, . . . — — Map (db m28804) HM
In 1843, Sam Houston, President of the Republic of Texas, and fellow travelers camped under this and other oak trees at these springs and met with local Indian tribes, attempting to negotiate a peace treaty. The treaty, signed several months . . . — — Map (db m147427) HM
This tree planted on April 15, 2004 was grown from an acorn harvested from the live oak tree located on the site of Stephen F. Austin's death near present-day West Columbia, Texas. Under that large tree, a Texas Historical Monument marks the place . . . — — Map (db m5778) HM
In 1837 a murderer named Page
and two others were hanged on
a limb of this large post oak tree.
At the time, the tree was 96 years
old. From that day on, it has been
known as "Page's Tree". — — Map (db m96887) HM
Estimated to have been a majestic tree of about 100 years when Columbus first landed on North American shores, this live oak tree has been pronounced the most perfect specimen of a tree in North America, and its picture hangs in the Hall of Fame . . . — — Map (db m82870) HM
The street to the north was originally Emmigration Road – the only approach from the east. Over this road the pioneers of 1847 and subsequent years entered the valley of the Great Salt Sea. They found growing near this site a lone cedar and . . . — — Map (db m35125) HM
May this Oak Tree from "Sandy Point" Westmoreland Co. Virginia, home of Col. George Eskridge, who was guardian for Mary Ball, shelter her last resting place, as she in her early childhood was sheltered and protected by her beloved guardian. As . . . — — Map (db m9197) HM
Directly up the hill from this site grows the second largest Chinkapin Oak in Virginia. It is registered with the Champion Tree Program of Virginia with a circumference of 234 inches, 62 feet tall and has a crown spread of 132 feet. It is estimated . . . — — Map (db m182598) HM
Sarah Elizabeth “Sallie” Adams (1841-1913) was about five years old when she and her family were sold at a slave auction outside the Smyth County Courthouse. Thomas Thurman, whose house stood near here, bought Sallie to be a body servant for his . . . — — Map (db m209792) HM
The first “Liberty Tree” was an American Elm Tree that stood on the Boston Commons in Boston, Massachusetts prior to the American Revolution. On 14 August 1765 a group of men calling themselves the “Sons of Liberty” gathered in Boston under the elm . . . — — Map (db m210064) HM
In memory of
George Washington
1732-1799
This tree is planted by
Mary Morris Chapter D.A.R.
in the Bicentennial Year
of his birth.
1932 — — Map (db m234932) HM
— In memoriam —
Joseph Foster. Came to the state
of Washington from Sheboygan, Wis
arriving Vancouver, Wash. by ox team,
July 1, 1852
Arriving Alki Point and Seattle
by boat, April 4, 1853
locating here May 1, 1853
Gov. scout . . . — — Map (db m181555) HM
It was in 1640 that the "Earl of Camperdown" in Dundee Scotland noticed a branch growing on the floor of his elm forest. He grafted it to a Scotch Elm tree and it took hold producing the first Camperdown Elm. The Scotch Elm is the only root mass the . . . — — Map (db m112959) HM
With a normal lifespan of 70 years, this,
is one of the oldest Empress trees
(Paulownia tomentosa) in the United States.
The tree was presented to E.B. Deming,
President of Pacific American Fisheries,
on August 24, 1909; a gift from . . . — — Map (db m177791) HM
The Palmer Tree, a stately burr oak was a mere acorn in front of the Palmer Family log cabin, when Lodi was settled in 1848. Its testimony to a peaceful community continues, as it stands proudly to welcome all who enter the Lodi Valley Historical . . . — — Map (db m33882) HM
This small pine tree that seems to be growing out of solid rock has fascinated travelers since the first train rolled past on the Union Pacific Railroad. It is said that the builders of the original railroad diverted the tracks slightly to pass by . . . — — Map (db m62159) HM
Guildford The Big Tree is thought to be one of the largest examples of the species in Victoria. It has been recorded as having a height of 30m, a canopy spread of 34m, and trunk circumference of 9.35m. Estimates of the age of the tree range . . . — — Map (db m45968) HM
This tree was planted by James Simpson, Esq., Mayor of Toronto, on the occasion of the celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the accession of King George the Fifth to the Throne — May 6th 1935 — — — Map (db m243754) HM
Representing the billionth forest tree seedling distributed from Ontario Government nurseries since 1908, was planted on November 14th, 1968, by The Honourable John P. Robarts, P.C., Q.C., Prime Minister of Ontario. — — Map (db m243777) HM
Ce cèdre du Liban visible au bord de l'autoroute du Nord, non loin de l'aéroport, faisait partie de la décoration de l'ancien parc du château de Roissy-en-France. Deux cèdres isolés sont les seuls vestiges de ce jardin composite, entre . . . — — Map (db m203653) HM
Ceiba Arbol Nacional
Ceiba pentandra
Acuerdo gubernativo 8 de marzo 1955
Direccion General Forestal
Ministerio de Agricultura
English translation:
The Ceiba, Guatemala’s National Tree
Ceiba pentandra . . . — — Map (db m93884) HM
Ceiba Arbol Nacional
Ceiba pentandra
Acuerdo gubernativo 8 de marzo 1955
Direccion General Forestal
Ministerio de Agricultura
English translation:
The Ceiba, Guatemala’s National Tree
Ceiba pentandra
Named by Governmental . . . — — Map (db m85629) HM
Arbol medicinal de Esquisuchil (Bourrería Huanita). Sembrado por el primer Obispo de Guatemala Francisco Marroquín 1,478-1,563 Fue de este árbol histórico, de donde el Beato Hermano Pedro de Bethancourt tomó un vástago para sembrar el . . . — — Map (db m105137) HM
Árbol de Santo Hermano Pedro Nombre: Esquisuchil Nombre científico: Bourreira Huanita Familia: Boraginaceae Altura promedio: 9 Metros Sembrado el 21 de Agosto de 2016 Es un Brote Natural del árbol plantado por el Santo Hermano Pedro . . . — — Map (db m103571) HM
William of Orange and Mary accepted the throne of England in 1698, supplanting King James II who took refuge with his ally and sponsor Louis XIV of France. The tensions between James and William would reach their highpoint in 1690 at the battle of . . . — — Map (db m24802) HM
Plaza el Árbol de la Noche Triste El 30 de junio de 1520, mientras los mexicas sepultaban al Emperador Moctezuma y asignaban a Cuitlahuac como su sucesor, Cortes preparo su salida por la Calzada del Tepeyac, al no partir de inmediato . . . — — Map (db m103492) HM
Árbol Juarista Primer ábol conmemorativo en México El 30 de septiembre de 1910, el ex presidente de México Don Porfirio Díaz, sembró este árbol por el Centenario de la Independencia de México, en honor de Benito Pablo Juárez . . . — — Map (db m103282) HM
Árbol de la História El 5 de marzo de 1779 llega
al árbol de la historia o árbol bendito el misionero religioso del colegio apostólico de San francisco de asis, de Pachuca, Fray Guadalupe Soriano internándose con los Chichimecas . . . — — Map (db m183162) HM
The Fortingall Yew
Rooted in History
Before you stands Europe's- and possibly even the world's - oldest living thing. Under the dark veil of needles are two relic trunks of a huge, ancient yew tree. Scholars believe the roots of this great . . . — — Map (db m86642) HM
The Yew Tree
This tree is known locally as the Wallace Yew. It is thought to be 300 years old. It has been surveyed and a programme of treatment is under way to improve its health.
The Wallace Oak
An ancient oak which stood by . . . — — Map (db m86456) HM
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