Today in history
Subtitle: April 10
Publisher: Library of Congress
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Subjects: Arbor Day; Conservation of natural resources; History
Other titles: April 10; First Arbor Day
Description: Presents information on Arbor Day which was first celebrated on April 10, 1872. The planting of a tree was considered a patriotic, even pious, act, as well as a sound investment and a contribution to community aesthetics. Links to information on the conservation movement in America and to pictures and posters depicting America's natural heritage.
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Illustrated by digitized items from the American Memory historic collections compiled by the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.