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What Shall Be Our National Tree
An exploratory look at proposed choices for a national tree to symbolize the United States. The piece surveys trees tied to history and memory, considers Elm and other candidates, and references a broader movement to nominate historic trees as a national hall of fame. It notes the 1930s referendum plan and lists noted trees with historic associations across states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
American Nature Association
Congress
Washington
Cambridge
Mass
Commonwealths
South Carolina
South
Indiana
Ohio
Buckeye
California
Illinois
United States
American Tree Association
Charles Lathrop Pack
Washington Elm
Palmer
Springfield
Boston
Boston Common
England
Vincennes
Ind
Wiliam Henry Harrison
Tecumseh
Boone’s Creek
Wautauga
Tennessee
D. Boon
John Brown
Barkhamsted
Conn
Osawatomie
Harper's Ferry
Connecticut
Morse
Washington, D. C
Samuel F. B. Morse
Athens
William H. Jackson
Col
W. H. Jackson
Georgia Supreme Court
Havana
Cuba
George’ Washington
Fredericksburg
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Greene
Kentucky
Ver Planck
Fishkill-on-Hudson
Baron Steuben
Society of the Cincinnati
Pomona
Calif
Pomona Valley
Abraham Lincoln
Decorah
John Finn
Iowa
Lincoln
Donegal Church
Pennsylvania
Lord Howe
New York
Bath
Robert Brown
George Washington
White House
Washington Friendship Groves
Brandywine Sycamore
Brandywine Baptist Church
Chadds Ford
Satanta
A. J. Anthony
Lone Sentinel
Sherman
John Fox, Jr