Nebraska
Arbor Day was created in Nebraska.
The idea of Arbor Day started on January 4, 1872, when J. Sterling Morton, then a member of the Nebraska Board of Agriculture wanted people to plant trees. So, Arbor Day technically started in Nebraska.
In Nebraska City
Arbor Day is special to Nebraska because it originated in Nebraska City, Nebraska. J. Sterling Morton is credited with its origination. On April 10, 1872 approximately one million trees were planted in Nebraska. It became globalized when Birdsey Northrop of Connecticut visited Japan in 1883 and delivered his Arbor Day and Village Improvement message.
It originated in Nebraska City, Nebraska, United States during 1872 by J. Sterling Morton. The first Arbor Day was held on April 10, 1872
Nebraska probably gets its name from the archaic Otoe words Ñí Brásge The Arbor Day holiday began in Nebraska, and the National Arbor Day Foundation is still headquartered in Nebraska City. The state has 93 counties; it occupies the central portion of the Frontier Strip.
It was started by Julius Sterling Morton, a Nebraska journalist and politician.
According to a Smithsonian Garden blogpost, titled "Celebrating Trees; Inspiring Arbor Day Stories", the first documented Arbor Day was organized in 1594 by the Spanish mayor in the village of Mondoñedo. According to the Arbor Day Foundation, the first Arbor Day in the US was held in Nebraska on April 10, 1872. This event happened after, J. Sterling Morton proposed a tree planting holiday at a meeting of the State Board of Agriculture. Arbor Day was officially named a state holiday in Nebraska in 1885, and was a celebrated day in most states by 1920. Sources: Arbor Day Foundation and Smithsonian Garden This question was answered by a librarian in training :)
It began in Nebraska City Nebraska in 1872.
The address of the Friends Of Arbor Lodge Foundation Inc is: Po Box 15, Nebraska City, NE 68410-1075
Arbor day originated in Nebraska, USA, on April 10, 1872. In New Zealand the first Arbour Day plantings were in Greytown, Wairarapa, on July 3 1890, though nowadays it is commemorated on June 5.