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Millennium Grove

Millennium Grove is 7 acres located on North Bridge Street behind Manor Park and Triple Crown Sports facility.  North Bridge Street Development donated this parcel of land to the city in 2003.  In 2000 the U.S. Department of agriculture gave every state 100 trees, with ancestors of historical significance, to celebrate the new millennium 2001.  Chillicothe was chosen as the only city in Ohio to receive all 100 trees due to the exceptional urban forestry program in place, the existence of a tree care ordinance, and the continued hard work of the Chillicothe Tree Commission.  After two years of growth and care in the Western View Nursery, all 100 trees were planted in the grove in the fall of 2003.  These trees are divided into seven glades to denote their ancestral significance.  They are: Ohio History, American History, Civil War North, Civil War South, Presidents, Famous Women, and Famous Men.  There are more than forty species of trees in the Grove.