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The 33rd Anniversary National Convention

Panhandle, Carson County

Marker Text

The 33rd Anniversary National Convention, Men's Garden Clubs of America, meeting at Amarillo, June 14-17, 1965, formally recognized and paid tribute to the significance of Thomas Cree's little tree and to the memory of this heroic early gardener of these High Plains. (1967)

Marker Details

Address US 60
Location Description From Panhandle, 5.7 mi. SW on US 60, S side of eastbound lanes, 0.5 mi. W of CR J
Marker # 38
Dedicated 1967
Size, Type 16" x 12"
Code pioneers; botany
Latitude, Longitude 35.310601, -101.461534

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