Trees That Helped History By Elmo Scott Watson
Arbor Day lays out tree planting and recalls historic trees that shaped American history. Notable examples include Washingtons elm in Cambridge, the Kentucky coffee tree at Ver Planck, and the Guilford Court House oak. The article details the Hall of Fame for Trees and profiles legends like the General Sherman Sequoia and the Russo American Oak, linking trees to presidents, generals, and national milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Scott Watson
United States
Cambridge
Maoss
George Washington
Tishkill-on-Hudson
New York
Kentucky
Ver Planck
Baron von Steuben
Society of Cincinnati
Down
North Carolina
Guilford Court House
Corn- Wallis
Yorktown
Pacific Coast
California
San Diego
American Tree Association
Association “Trees As Good Citizens
Charles Lathrop Pack
Tress
Columbus
Washington
Lincoln
Redwood
Sharman Sequoia
Sequoia National Park
William Tecumszeh Sherman
Amer
Zachary Taylor
Urider
United States Army
White House
Wash. Sneton
Russia
Petrograd
Mt. Vernon
Charles Sumner
Massachusetts
Imperial Palace
Ozsy Sea
Sumners
Ethan Alen Hitchcock
St. Petersburg
Roosevelt
Wilson
Department of Agricullure
Hitchcock
the Ainterior
Hall of Fame
Columbian
Connecticut
Avenus Hill
Bath
Pennsylvania
President Washington
General Brown
Friends
Salem
New Jersey
America
Marquis de Lafayette
Lafayette
Brandywine
Annapolla
Concord
New Hampshire
John Finn
Decorah
Iowa
Atata
Allen Partridge
Augusta
Maina
Ulysses S. Grané
Orient
Chicago
Soldier-Statesman
Washington Park
Indiana
Corydon
Guilford Court-House
St Simon's Island
Georgia
John
Charles Wesley
Wealeys
Wesley Gam
Sherman Sequata
Hilgard
Agricultural Hall
University of California
College of Agriculture
Thia
University of Rochester
Edward VII
Great Britain
Prince of Wales
Annapoli
Harding
St. Albane Cathedral
Central Park
Belgium
Also Mentioned on This Page
God
Housa
Henry van Dyke
Fishkill-on-Hudson, NY
Washington Elm
Cambridge,Mass
The
Padres
New Superior
Wikly Overland
Toledo
Sidan Pore
del Sy Sos
Reale Bron Frpann
PQS
Easiif
Willys - Overland, Inc
Toledo, Ohio
Cincinnat Enquirer
Irving
Prealdeftt
van Buren
Taylor
Iillmore
Pierce
Buchanan
Johnson
Post
Postum. Company, Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
F. Ce