Mount Vernon Black Walnut Tree -- Mississippi State Capitol, Jackson MS
N 32° 18.209 W 090° 10.876
15S E 765409 N 3577566
This historic tree at the Mississippi state capital was grown from a slip from a black walnut at Mount Vernon
Waymark Code: WMWD33
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 08/16/2017
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A black walnut tree grown from a slip of George Washington's black walnut tree from his home at Mount Vernon Virginia grows on the east side of the Mississippi State capital grounds in Jackson.
A plaque inset in a concrete liner under the tree reads as follows:
"This marker, erected here February 22, 1949, marks this tree which was grown from a slip of the black walnut tree at Mount Vernon, home of George Washington. The tree was planted February 22, 1932 by the Ralph Humphries chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Boy Scouts of Jackson, Mississippi."
Historic Event:
This tree was grown from a tree that grows on George Washington's home of Mount Vernon
Year: 1932
Species: Black walnut
Approximate Age: 100
Location: Mississippi State Capitol, Jackson Mississippi
Website: Not listed
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