Highland Hall Moon Tree

Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania

This Moon sycamore tree (platanus occidentalis) is located in Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania. The tree was planted on 5 May 1976 at Highland Hall, 517 Walnut Street, at the corner of Walnut and Penn Streets. Highland Hall is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and until recently served as the court house annex. Near the tree is a statue of a "Pioneer Family".

Tree located at 40 deg 25.922 min N, 78 deg 23.494 min W

Photographs courtesy of Jim Shoemaker.

Letter from Joseph Allen to Bud Schuster confirming an astronaut
would participate in the dedication of the statue to the Moon Tree.

Moon Tree Home Page

Author/Curator:
Dr. David R. Williams, dave.williams@nasa.gov
NSSDC, Mail Code 690.1
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771
+1-301-286-1258

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NASA Official: Ed Grayzeck, edwin.j.grayzeck@nasa.gov
Last Updated: 09 March 2005, DRW