Wednesday Nov 05, 2025

Joseph Lapsley Wilson: The Trooper as Horticulturalist

All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories #080, Part 4

 

Joseph Lapsley Wilson is better remembered today for his arboretum than his troop membership. It still exists today as the Barnes Arboretum at St. Joseph's University. He introduced several species of Asian trees to the United States. His portrait by Thomas Eakins hangs in the Armory Museum. 

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