Gerald D. Coorts Memorial Arboretum - Cookeville, TN - Arboretums on Waymarking.com

"The Gerald D. Coorts Memorial Arboretum on the Tennessee Tech campus was officially dedicated on March 7, 1997 (Arbor Day). It encompasses all of the grounds from Oakley Hall to Derryberry Hall bordering on Dixie Avenue. The Cookeville Tree Board, of which Coorts was a member, proposed the memorial, and Tennessee Tech and the Board followed up with the plan to establish the arboretum.

The Tennessee Urban Forestry Council and the Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc., certified the Gerald D. Coorts Memorial Arboretum as a Level 2 arboretum in August 2003. It maintains that certification to the current date."
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"Gerald Duane Coorts Memorial Arboretum
Established by the TTU College of Agriculture and Home Economics and the Cookeville Tree Board on Mar 7, 1997. Dr. Coorts life was a dedication to the beautification of God's Earth through sight and sound. He was the Dean of the TTU College of Agriculture and Home Economics 1985-1994. He served as a member of the TTU Garden Club, Cookeville Rose Society, Cookeville Tree Board, and President of Bryan Symphony Orchestra Board."
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Arboretum address: Oakley Hall Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN USA Arboretum web site: [Web Link]

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