International Forest of Friendship
- International Forest of Friendship
The International Forest of Friendship is an arboretum and memorial forest beside Lake Warnock in Atchison, Kansas. It is a memorial to the men and women involved in aviation and space exploration, and open to the public daily.
The Forest was started in 1976 by the city of Atchison and the Ninety-Nines, an international organization of women pilots. It contains trees representing all 50 American states and the 35 countries where honorees reside. Each tree has its own flag, and many have unique associations, including trees from George Washington's Mount Vernon, the Bicentennial American Spruce, a tree from Amelia Earhart's grandfather's farm, a redbud from President Dwight D. Eisenhower's farm, and a Moon Tree (an American sycamore) grown from a seed taken to the moon by Command Module Pilot Stuart Roosa on Apollo 14. The Moon Tree is dedicated to seventeen American astronauts who lost their lives furthering space exploration.
A trail through the forest contains granite plaques with the names of over 1,200 aviation notables including Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindbergh, Jeana Yeager, Rajiv Gandhi, the Wright Brothers, Sally Ride, Chuck Yeager, Beryl Markham, General Jimmy Doolittle, President George H. W. Bush, General Colin Powell, and Lt. Col. Eileen M. Collins.
See also
* List of botanical gardens in the United States
References
* [http://ifof.org/ International Forest of Friendship] , includes a list of honorees
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
international trade — Introduction economic transactions that are made between countries. Among the items commonly traded are consumer goods, such as television sets and clothing; capital goods, such as machinery; and raw materials and food. Other transactions… … Universalium
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic — My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic … Wikipedia
China Radio International — Radio Beijing redirects here. For the municipal radio station (Radio Beijing Corporation), see Beijing Renmin Guangbo Diantai. China Radio International City of license Beijing Broadcast area Worldwide First air date December 3, 1941 … Wikipedia
Hamilton International Airport — IATA: HLZ – ICAO: NZHN … Wikipedia
Norah O'Neill — Born August 23, 1949 in Seattle, Washington, Norah O Neill learned to fly in 1973 and became the first woman pilot for Alaska Central Air (1974)[1][2] and the Flying Tiger Line (1976)[3][4]. During her thirty five years as a commercial pilot,… … Wikipedia
List of botanical gardens in the United States — This list of botanical gardens in the United States is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the United States of America. NOTOC ListByUSStateTOC center=yes bottom left=yes washington dc=yes territories=yes… … Wikipedia
Fay Gillis Wells — (October 15, 1908 December 2, 2002) was a pioneer aviator, globe trotting journalist and distinguished broadcaster. In 1929 she was the first woman pilot to bail out of an airplane to save her life and helped found the Ninety Nines, the… … Wikipedia
Liste botanischer Gärten der USA — Diese Liste der botanischen Gärten in den Vereinigten Staaten soll alle bedeutenden botanischen Gärten und Arboreten der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika enthalten. Die Liste ist alphabetisch sortiert. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Alabama 2 Alaska 3… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Liste botanischer Gärten in den Vereinigten Staaten — Diese Liste der botanischen Gärten in den Vereinigten Staaten soll alle bedeutenden botanischen Gärten und Arboreten der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika enthalten. Die Liste ist alphabetisch sortiert. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Alabama 2 Alaska 3… … Deutsch Wikipedia
