Legislative Route 1 Sycamore Allee Explained

Legislative Route 1 Sycamore Allee
Location:Legislative Route 1, approx. 1 mil N and S of Halifax, Halifax Township and Reed Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.4675°N -76.9311°W
Built:1922
Architecture:Allée
Added:February 7, 2007
Refnum:07000029

Legislative Route 1 Sycamore Allee is a historic roadway landscape in Halifax Township and Reed Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It consists of 314 sycamore trees planted along Legislative Route 1. They are located along both sides of the road south of Halifax and on the east side of the road north of Halifax. Approximately 536 trees were originally planted in 1922.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H124138_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Legislative Route 1 Sycamore Allee]. 2011-11-13. Keith T. Heinrich. PDF. September 2006.