The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-05-16

the "trees that helped make his
tory" is the famous Washington elm in Cam
bridge Mass, under which George Washington
took command of the Continental army on July
8, ITO Although the long and honored career
of this tree came to end in August, 1929 there
are still standing two other trees closely associ
ated with Revolutionary events. At Fish
kill-on-Hudson in New York is the Kentucky cof-
fee tree which stood as sentinel before the
famous old Yer Planck mansion which Baron Won
Steuben occupied his headquarters during the
Revolution and under whose branches the first
meeting of the Society of Cincinnati was held.
Down in North Carolina stands the giant oak
which saw the battle of Guilford Court House on
March To- 1881. This is also called the Liberty
Tree" since that battle costly victory to Corn
wallis the British commander, led directly to his
surrender at Yorktown. Out on the Pacific coast
STANDS a tree which dates from Revolutionary
war times although it of the stirring
events of that conflict. But it has seen history in
the making, nevertheless, for it is California's
oldest palm tree, planted at Old Town in San
Diego by the Spanish padres more than $50 years
ago.
In recognition of the part which trees have
played in American history the American Tree
association several years ago established Hall
of Fame for Trees" and invited citizens in all
parts of the country to nominate historic trees in
their communities for places In this gallery of
Il "IreeS
as Good Citizens" by its president, Charles Lath-
rOp Pack, the story of the "Hall of Fame for
Trees" is told as follows:
1t is fitting that trees should have their own Hall
ticipaton in history
Through all the ages the trees have had i'm
portant share in human progress Under all con-
ditions and in all chimes they have proved them
selves the best of good citizens Their story is
closely interviewer with the fabric of time They
q
AZURE, and they have stood silent witnesses to
mans achievements and solemn participants in his
councils of destiny. To carry their message of
past to the generations of the future is an enter
prise of vivid appeal to the imagination.
Since the creation Of the idea of Hall of Fa le
Tor Trees the spirit of recognition has spread TO
all parts of the United States The study of the
trees presented candidates for admission to the
Hail of Fame has been study of American devel-
opment Trees living and offered as nominees
have been sentres of history written and unwrit-
ten Research into the individual records Of the
candidates has been an intimate education in the
progress of the New World of Columbus, Washing
ton and Lincoln.
To cover the life of the nominees the i'm
agination must go back 1000 years and more Tn
the Redwood forests of California stands a tree
whose claims rest on the simple statement of age
The General Sherman Sequoa is declared 70 he tba
oldest thing now living. It of giant growth at
the time of the birth of Christ almost 1000 years
ago. Today at of than 1000 years it
has diameter of 36h feet and height of $50
geet. This tree is located in Sequoa National Park
where it stands memorial to General William
IecuIlSen sherman, as well as the undlSputed mOn-
arch of the
In sharp contrast to this woodland patriarch is
the Naturalization Tree in Kentucky symbol of
the American Spirit of today For this tree no
certlHcate of age is necessary Both and
fame rest on its service in connection with Amer
icanfzing recruits at Camp Zachary Taylor during
the recent war. Under its branches thousands of
aliens took the oath of allegiance upon being mus
tered into the ranks of the United States Army On
single day this tree witnessed naturalizat ton
of 925 of these new Americans and saw their salute
to the flag of their citizenship
In the grounds of the White House. at Wash
ington, stands a tree which links the past and
present in an unusual manner. This tree is the
outgrowth of acorn brought from Russia, and
because of this and its unique lineage it is known
the Russo American Oak. The tree from which
the acorn obtained stands in Petrograd 1t
grew from acorn produced by tree at the
tomb of Washington, at Mt. Vernon. The Mt. YER
sent to the Gear of Russia by SEN
ator Charles Sumner, of Massachusetts, and planted
in the grounds of the Imperial Palace by the Gear
symbol of Russo American friendship. In
1898, the tree which had grown from Senator Sum-
ners located by Ethan Allen Hitchcock
then American Ambassador to st. Petersburg. Gath
ering and planting OF the from this
tree, the Ambassador sent sapling of the new
generation to President Roosevelt for planting in
the White House grounds. The planting took place
April 6, 1904, exactly thirteen years before the
day on which the United States Joined hands with