The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-12
ManyOld Trees
in Hall of Fame

Most Americans think the revolution
began at Lexington and ended AZ
Yorktown.
Close students Of history, however,
know that the North CdrollnaDs had
begun taking up arms in 1771, soon
after tho Mccklenborg declaration OF
independence. The battle Of Gull
ford courthouse, which Immediately
preceded the retreat OF CORVALLIS to
the surrender at yorktown. has been
acclaimed by many as the battle that
won the Revolutionary war. De
scribed In tho British parliament a
"vlCtory't II drew from John Fox the
rcjoinder that Another such victory
would mean the destruction OF
British forces IN America
The 141st anniversary OF the bati
tie OF GuilfOrd courthouse will be
celebrated here on March IS, with
the placing OF the celebrated battle
Erpund oak I'm the han OF fame for
trees established by the American
Forestry association. II was the tree
to which Gen Nathaniel Greene tied
his horse during that celebrated en-
gagement, and the majestic oak,
known to be more than two hum
dred years old now has n spread of
more than n hundred feet and is 2l
feet around at the base.
Four miles away Is the new garden
oak i'm a cemetery whore stood an
old Quaker meeting house whore
the wounded from the battle were
cared for. In the shade OF the new
garden oak lies buried the grand
father OF Uncle Joe Cannon. This
celebrated tree ~ also 10 take It's
place In tho hall OF fame on tho
same day.
Nominations for the battle ground
oak in tho hail Of fame were made
by Mrs. Dorian II. Blair OF the
Daughters OF the American Rovo-
tuition OF Greensboro. n. C.; Prof,
Mark c. Mills, Guilford college and
Paul c. Lindlcy OF Pomona, N. c.
Professor Mills also nominated the
new garden oak
At tho battle OF Guilford court
house, CORVALLIS had three horses
shot from under him. General
Greene, for whom Greensboro Is
named. was I'm command OF the
American forces which consisted OF
Huger's brigade OF Virginia, Will
Hams Maryland and Delaware bri-
gade, Continental regulars, North
Carolina militia, Virginia militia,
Light Horse" Harry Lees legion,
Col william washington's dragons,
Lees dragons and cavalry
CORVALLIS rctrcated into virginia
and surrendered at Yorktown the
following october. The Lafayette
elm planted In front of the York
town headquarters when Lafayette
visited this couatry in 1924 IS also
in the hall of fame. The Guiliord
battlefield IS now owned by the ma
tlon after an association headed by
Judge David SChonck I'm 1887 start
ed plans for preserving the site.
Another nomination given a place
OF honor Is the Kentucky coffee
tree i'm front of tho Yer Planck man
sion at Fishkill-on-H Hudson, nom
mated by Cora June sheppard o.
shiloh, y. J. The tree was planted
In 1904 on property acquired by the
Ncr Planck family during the reign
of James II. King Of England, IN
1888. The property has remained
with this family ever since, Baron
Steuben occupied the mansion dur
ing the Revolution and under this
tree the first meeting OF the So
ciety of the Cincinnati was held.
The tree is magnificent specimen
with two trunks rs feet high.
4 tree adopted" by tho Bov
Scouts at Elizabethtown, Pa, il
also given place in the Hall of
Fame. The tree Is prone juniper
so years old and As feet in circum-
ference. The limbs lie no the ground
and do not take root. The nomina-
tion was made by George i. Or
lady. residing Judge OF the superior
court of Pennsylvania. The three Is
at the Masonic home and the Boy
Scouts have built fence around the
specimen to protect Il,