Living Heritage Tree Museum

The Living Heritage Tree Museum is located in the city of Storm Lake, Iowa, US. It is an open-air museum dedicated to heritage trees, situated in Sunset Park on West Lake Shore Drive.^[1] It was founded by Stan Lemaster and Theodore Klein.^[2] The museum collection includes descendants of trees with historical connections to Joan of Arc, Johnny Appleseed, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.^[3]

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The Living Heritage Tree Museum contains the following trees:

Alex Haley Silver Maple: Grown from a seed from the home of Alex Haley's grandparents.
American Sycamore Moon Tree: Grown from a Sycamore seed carried in Apollo 14's Command Module by Stuart Roosa, which circled the moon and returned.
Ann Rutledge Maple: Descended from a tree that shades Ann Rutledge's grave.
Basking Ridge Oak: The parent of this tree is nearly 400 years old.
Buffalo Bill Cottonwood: Seed taken from Klein Nursery.
Bunker Hill Oak: Descended from a tree on the famous Bunker Hill.
Charter Oak: Taken from Hartford, Connecticut.
Chuck Yeager Butternut: Seedling taken from a tree from Chuck Yeager's childhood home.
Colonel Sanders Ash: From Sanders' home in Kentucky.
General Ben Butler Maple: From Butler's home in Kentucky.
General Sherman Maple: From Fort Duffield, near West Point Academy.
George Rogers Clark Kentucky Coffee Tree: Descended of the Kentucky state tree.
George Washington Sycamore: Descended from the tree that stood near Washington's headquarters during the Battle of White Plains.
George Washington Walnut Tree: Descended from the tree visited by Washington after the Battle of Springfield.
Harriet Beecher Stowe Ash Tree: Seedling taken from the home of Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Henry Clay Ginko Tree: From a tree planted by Henry Clay Ginko.
Isaac Newton Apple: Descended from the apple tree that inspired Isaac Newton to formulate the theory of gravity.
James Witcomb Riley Maple: From the home of James Witcomb Riley.
Jefferson, Iowa Council Oak Tree: Seed taken from the only tree in Jefferson, Iowa in 1854.
Johnny Appleseed Apple Tree: From an original tree planted by Johnny Appleseed.
Lincoln White Oak: From an Oak in Albion Illinois.
Lindbergh Crab Apple: From the home of Charles A. Lindbergh.
Little House Cottonwood: Seed taken from the homestead of Charles Ingalls.
Ming Dynasty Cypress: From a Ming pagoda garden.
Olympic German Pin Oak: From a tree given as a gift during the 1936 Olympics
Original Delicious Apple: From the first tree to grow delicious apples.
Peter Gideon Original Wealthy Apple: Developed by Peter Gideon to withstand the cold.
Rockefeller Oak: Descended from the "Great White Oak" in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Sargent Alvin York Linden Tree: Seeds taken from Linden's farm at Pell Mall, Tennessee.
Society of Separatists Zoar Apple Tree: From an apple tree brought to America from Germany in 1817.
Sugar Maple From The Sacred Grove: The parent of this tree is over 200 years old.
Theodore Klein Flowering Crab: Dedicated to Theodore Klein and Stan Lemaster, founders of the Living Heritage Tree Museum.
Ulysses S. Grant Gum: From the birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant.
Ulysses S. Grant Maple: From the birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant.
Versailles Chestnut: From the site where the treaty to end World War I was signed.
Village Blacksmith Chestnut: Descended from the tree mentioned in "Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree."
Wright Brothers Walnut: Grown from a walnut the Wright Brothers planted on the location of their first flight.
Wye Oak: From the largest Wye Oak in the United States.
Zollie Oak Tree: Descended from an oak that marks a mass grave of Confederate soldiers.

References[]

^ "Living Heritage Tree Museum - Storm Lake, IA". waymarking.com. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
^ Jones, Eric; Coffey, Dan; Thorkelson, Berit (10 November 2009). Iowa Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff. Globe Pequot. pp. 195, 196–. ISBN 978-0-7627-5419-9. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
^ Rice, Lauren R. (28 November 2011). Explorer's Guide Iowa. The Countryman Press. pp. 497–. ISBN 978-1-58157-824-9. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

External links[]

Official websites

Coordinates: 42°38′17″N 95°12′22″W / 42.638°N 95.206°W / 42.638; -95.206

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[waymarking.com-1] "Living Heritage Tree Museum - Storm Lake, IA". waymarking.com. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

[JonesCoffey2009-2] Jones, Eric; Coffey, Dan; Thorkelson, Berit (10 November 2009). Iowa Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff. Globe Pequot. pp. 195, 196–. ISBN 978-0-7627-5419-9. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

[Rice2011-3] Rice, Lauren R. (28 November 2011). Explorer's Guide Iowa. The Countryman Press. pp. 497–. ISBN 978-1-58157-824-9. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

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