| Canisteo Living Sign | |
| Location: | SE side of hill, N of Cemetery Rd. off Greenwood St., Canisteo, New York |
| Coordinates: | 42.2664°N -77.6147°W |
| Built: | 1933 |
| Builder: | Harry C. Smith, Edwin M. Childs |
| Added: | July 16, 2004 |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Refnum: | 04000707 |
The Canisteo Living Sign is a historic civic project that was built by Ed Childs and Harry Smith, donated to the Canisteo School District, that also served as a navigational aid, located at Canisteo in Steuben County, New York. The sign consists of a set of 260 pine trees that spell out the name "Canisteo." They occupy a space approximately 90feet long and 300feet wide. The sign was originally laid out in 1933.[1] The sign was cleared in April 2016 and subsequently replanted beginning in May 2016 due to a number of dead and dying trees.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
The sign can be seen as an unconventional form of hillside letters.