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Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Tree

Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Tree

Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Tree Overview

This tree was planted in soil from Civil War battlefields and dedicated to the memory of the Grand Army of the Republic by the national commander-in-chief on June 10, 1913.

Category

  • Event 
  • Miliary

Marker Type

Blue marker

Nevada Historical Marker Number

Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Tree is Nevada Historical Marker #81.

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County

Washoe County, Nevada

GPS Coordinates

39.536392, -119.814745

Nevada Historical Marker Transcription

This tree was planted in soil from Civil War battlefields and dedicated to the memory of the Grand Army of the Republic by the national commander in chief June on 10, 1913.  It was dedicated by Isaac Crist Camp No. 28, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, and Johana Shine Tent No. 82, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War in Reno, Nevada, October 18, 1969.

STATE HISTORICAL MARKER NO.  81

STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE

References Used

Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Tree