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National tree referendum eyed to symbolize America
An Elmo Scott Watson piece notes a proposed national tree referendum to pick a symbol reflecting American spirit. It cites national emblems, historic trees, and a list of trees in the Hall of Fame, from the Washington elm to the Sherman Sequoia, with references to Washington, D. C. and Cambridge, Mass. as well as various states and landmarks. It discusses state-tree considerations, the role of historic trees in national memory, and how Congress may act on the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Scott Watson
Turkey
American Nature Association
Congress
Tor
Washington
Cambridge
Mass
Carolina
Indiana
Ohio
Buckeye
California
Winds
United States
American Tree Association
Charles Lathrop Pack
Palmer
Springfield
Boston
Boston Common
England
Vincennes
Ind
William Henry Harrison
Tecumseh
Boone's Creek
Wautauga
Tennessee
Viciity
Telegraph
Athens
William H. Jackson
Col
W. H. Jackson
Georgia Supreme Court
Havana
Cuba
George Washington
Frederickeburg
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Waterloo
N. Y
Wyburn Johnson
Wesley
St. Simon's Island
John
Charles Wealey
Methodist Church In
Council Oak
Sioux City
Town
Lewis and Clark
St. Louis
Battle Ground
Guilford Court House
Guilford Court
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Greene
Kentucky
Ver Planck
Fishkill-on-Hudson
Baron Steuben
Society of the Cincinnati
Pomona
Calif
Pomona Valley
Abraham Lincoln
Decorah
Iowa
John Finn
Lincoln
Donegal Church
Pennsylvania
Lord Howe
New York
Bath
Lafayette
Brandywine
Dodge City
Kan
Satanta
A. J. Anthony
Lone Sentinel
Sherman