THE
LAST TULIP POPLAR TREE 1999
Annapolis,
Maryland, Tuesday , October 36, 1999, the lastof the
tulip poplar trees, one of Americas symbols of freedom, now
some 400 years old, has been felled. Disease and decay and
thewinds Hurricane Floyd, did her in. Tree experts who examined
the tree on the Saint Johns College campus suggested it was in
danger of collapsing and should be removed.
The
Annapolis tulip tree was once a meeting place for Colonial
patriots to gather and protest British rule and demand
freedom before the Revolution. Historic records show the British
cut other tulip poplar freedom trees in Boston and
Charleston
St.
Johns College president, Chris Nelson , says for 200
yearsthe commencement was held under this tree and the end of
Maryland's Liberty Tree was commemorated with a solemn ceremonial
on the
campus
of the nations third oldest college, wreaths were set, the
singing of the national anthem, written by a St. Johns graduate,
FrancisScott Key, the pealing of a bell 13 times.
Members
of the crowd carried away branches of leaves, just turning to
a
dull brown
If
ongoing test are successful with a DNA sample, a clone will be
planted
at this site next spring.
Abstract:
10/26/2018, at Lewes by Harrison H. from the Wilmington News
Journal,, 26, October 1999, written by Tom Stuckey of the
Associated Press.
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