The Walking Stick Tree ~ Vincennes, IN
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 38° 40.662 W 087° 31.924
16S E 453718 N 4281145
Legend, local, claims Francis Vigo was walking with his cane, it became stuck, and he just left it. It later bloomed, began growing and grew for a hundred years.
Waymark Code: WM9ZNY
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 10/23/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Bernd das Brot Team
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County of Marker: Knox County
Location of marker: 4th St. & Vigo St., Vincennes
Marker Erected By: The Gulf Refining Company & The Vincennes Old Post Association
Date Marker Erected: A. D. 1953
Marker Text:

This Plaque Marks the Exact Spot
Where Stood For Over A Century
THE WALKING STICK TREE
Said to Have Grown From A Cane
Stuck in the Ground By
FRANCIS VIGO
In 1800
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Group that erected the marker: the Gulf Refining Company in cooperation with the Vincennes Old Post Association

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Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
S. 4th St. & Vigo St.
Vincennesin, IN USA
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