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historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM251A_harry-david-comice-pear-trees_Medford-OR.html
This small grove of Comice pear trees are the only remaining of an original planting known as Harry & David Bear Creek Orchards Block 1A. Harry & David Corporation became internationally renowned in 1932 when they began marketing their gift boxes of pears t…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2E96_waldens-live-oak_Orlando-FL.html
Walden's Live Oak. . In 1548 when I sprouted, Florida belonged to Spain. When I was 17 the oldest city in Florida, St. Augustine, was established. I was 215 years old when Spain traded Florida to Britain. When Florida became a U.S. Territory, I had lived 27…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2EMN_the-national-christmas-tree_-.html
The National Christmas Tree has been located at the site in front of you since 1973. Calvin Coolidge was the first president to light the National Christmas Tree on Christmas Eve, 1923. Since that time presidents have continued the tradition in various ways…
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Heritage Oak. Quercus Agrifolia—. The Heritage Oak that stood on this site for more than 400 years was witness to the 4 historical periods of Simi Valley. From the Chumash Indians, to the largest land grant ever made to the Pico family in the Spanish …
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Daniel Boone Judgment Tree Memorial. —. [The plaque on the left when entering the memorial] A Summary Chronology of the Life of Daniel Boone. -by Ken Kamper, Historian Copyright © December 1999 Daniel Boone was born miles east of present Readi…
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Survivor Tree. —. . This Callery pear tree stands distant from the hundreds of swamp white oak trees on the Memorial. It was discovered amidst the wreckage of the 9/11 attacks, its bark charred from fires at the site and many of its limbs reduced to …
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Cathedral Oak Monument. —. . Panel 1: . Under this oak — the legend runs — the first Easter Services in California were held by Father Crespi in 1770. . . Panel 2: . Near this spot the Cathedral Oak stood. Time destroyed i…
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The Zollie Tree. Mill Springs Battlefield. After Confederate General Felix Zollicoffer was fatally wounded at the Battle of Mill Springs on January 19, 1862, his men placed his body under a white oak tree. In the years that followed, the tree became k…