Canisteo Living Sign
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Canisteo Living Sign | |
Canisteo Living Sign, September 2012 | |
Location | SE side of hill, N of Cemetery Rd. off Greenwood St., Canisteo, New York |
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Coordinates | 42°15′59″N 77°36′53″W / 42.26639°N 77.61472°WCoordinates: 42°15′59″N 77°36′53″W / 42.26639°N 77.61472°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1933 |
Built by | Harry C. Smith, Edwin M. Childs |
NRHP reference No. | 04000707[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 16, 2004 |
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 90 feet (27 m) long and 300 feet (91 m) wide. The sign was originally laid out in 1933.[2] The sign was cleared in April 2016 and subsequently replanted beginning in May 2016 due to a number of dead and dying trees.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
The sign can be seen as an unconventional form of hillside letters.
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Virginia L. Bartos (February 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Canisteo Living Sign". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-10-31. See also: "Accompanying photo".
- ^ Tribune, Al Bruce The Evening. "Living Landmark Renewed in Canisteo". The Evening Tribune. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
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