Norwich bulletin., 1922-11-25
rKEEs. FAMOUS IN HISTORY.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: It Is indeed gratifying to see more letters and less advs. on uur Corner page, and may wc continue till it becomes arclean sweep. It was my privilege to attend the services hold on Arnlistice day at Colts park, Harttord. Within the enclosure of this beautiful space Of nature there are about 1S0 young trees q think they are elnns), set out as living memorials to those from Hartford who made the supreme sacrifice in tho World war. Each tree has small bronze tablet bearing the name of those 1t represents Wreaths of purple leaves and two short palm branches were hung up at each station. It means so much, just to look at those trees, and walk through their avenue. Also 1t reminds US of other great trees, once famous in his tory, but now may have become extinct Undoubtedly the. most important and which served great purpose to the col Onists of Connecticut was the noted: l CAarter Oak which stood In the soil of Hartford. In, referring to dates on the pages of New England history we find. the anniversary day has recently passed when William. Wadsworth secretly hid the precious charter in the hollow Of the cd oak, Oct. S1st.. 1881. Two centuries and thirty-four years since that n1eTnora- l ble night, and most of us are familiar with the consequences which followed that daring feat in the preservation of our charter.
 Let us turn our attention to what be- came of the tree itself. Perhaps many of our readers living some distance from Hartford would not know where to find | the site where once stood the famous old 1 tree. However, suitable memorial of white marble occupies the spot as a substitute. At the southern part of Main street, Charter Oak avenue runs east, and only a few steps where. Charter Oak place branches off, stands the conspicu- ous sentinel. On the west side of the huge marker is inscribed as follows: | Near This Spot
 stood the
 CHARTER OAK. ',l'
 Memorable in the History
 Colony of Connecticut
 As the hiding mace of the CHARTER oct. 31,s 1887.
 The Tree Fell "
 Aug. q, 1856.
 On the east side is the following:
 1905, ,,>..s-
 This Monument -. Erected by the ;.~s
 Society of colo6f4i Wars. l la the State of cor,neSticut
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 From these figures we learn the 'tre, stood fer nearly 169 years from the da, , of it's first notoriety, till a great stor7r of wind and rain caused its dcwnfail. in, , hfe Of the giant oak was ended but tht many Gcorns which had lrnrT1.-i from it bran ches sssNed it's fcontia1itY.-~ <. , It Is evident someooa very soon ;,;anteC the seeds. for anotlfz-i Erowts 1f oaks From inquiry. I Iear1Ad one trhe wa. raised and planted on the south sits c the state capitol grounds. where 1t stoot r for ea years, till two years ago It died and wso then cut down and ceuoved . This son of the Cher ter Oak prchabl, B lad a growth of s4 years (tron tn r scoru) and was quite a good sized free | i yielding its ecorns in due season. Som g ! party who di1 not intend to have Con I necticLA lose -the descendants of her his i, tortc oak! took caution, while the son Q | lived, and planted more acerns to pro j. drce "gV'andsons." Several of this tfir : >enerstnu are living at the present tsrit r May, 1922, one was planted near tn @ driveway on the cs snitol grounds, oppoSft r the east door; another on Trinity campui These lates: seedlings are of a ffYe-yga growth. Great care has been taken t y aid nature in keeping alive the branc and twig of the famous Charter Oak: JENNIE.