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Arbor Day origins and observance across states
A survey of Arbor Day origins credits J Sterling Morton as Father of Arbor Day for proposing April 10 plantings in 1872. It recounts early state adoptions in Nebraska Kansas Tennessee Minnesota and Ohio, the Cincinnati celebration, and the spread to Canada Spain Hawaii and beyond. It notes Morton’s bio and lasting impact on tree planting through the American Tree Association and Centennial plans.
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Union
J. Sterling Morton
State Board of Agriculture
Nebraska
Morton
Kansas
Tennessee
Minnesota
North Dakota
Missouri
Ohio
Cincinnati
Baron Richard von Steuben
von Steuben
General von Steuben
Washington
America
von Steubens
Yorktown
Baron von Steuben
Germany
Middle West
Music Hall
Eden Park
Henry Howe
Grove
Battle Grove
Noyes
Loring
Cassius M. Clay
Kentucky
Durbin’ Ward
Ohio State Forestry Association
Howe
American Forestry Association
George Be, Loring
Salem
Mass
American Forestry Congress
St. Paul
Minn
B. G. Northrop
Connecticut
Northrop
National Education Association
United States
Ontario
Spain
Hawaii
Great Britain
Canada
Australia
English West Indies
South Africa
New Zealand
Norway
Russia
Japan
China
Adams
Jefferson County
Methodist Episcopal Academy
Albion
Mich
University of Michigan
Union College
Bellevue
Nebraska City
Territory
James Buchanan
W. A. Richardson
Grover Cleveland
Bow
Charles Lathrop Pack
American Tree Association
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Ilona
Louisiana
State Board of Education
Maine
Maryland
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Porto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming