i2 4 TREES AS GOOD CITIZENS 



General Ulysses S. Grant had a keen appreciation of 

 the worth of trees, and showed his interest by planting 

 them on many occasions. During the famous journey 

 around the world which followed his term in the White 

 House, this celebrated American planted a tree in each 

 large city in the Orient visited in his travels. Throughout 

 his tour he was received with ceremony befitting his 

 widespread renown, and in every city the crowning event 

 of the day's program was the planting of a tree. As a 

 result there are many "General Grant" trees in various 

 parts of the world. Chicago takes deep pride in one of 

 these, an Elm planted by the soldier-statesman in 

 Washington Park in 1879, during his first visit to the city 

 after his tour of the world. 



Indiana treasures with reverence the Constitutional 

 Elm, with its spread of 124 feet. Under this tree, in 1816, 

 was held the Constitutional Convention of Corydon, and 

 as a result of this association with the making of the 

 state, the tree holds firm place in the affections of the 

 people of Indiana. In North Carolina stands the Battle 

 ground Oak, also known as the Cornwallis Oak and the 

 Liberty Oak, because of its association with momentous 

 events in the war of the Revolution. This tree witnessed 

 the celebrated battle of Guilford Court House, in 1781. 

 In the opinion of its sponsors it is entitled to a place in the 

 Hall of Fame for its shade tree beauty as well as for its 

 historical interest. The spread of its branches is more 

 than 100 feet and its base circumference 21 feet. 



The Wesley Oak has been nominated from St. Simon's 

 Island, off the coast of Georgia. This tree brings its 

 rtiessage of the early days of Georgia's settlement, when 

 British troops were quartered on the Island. One notable 

 chapter in its history is linked with the American visit of 

 John and Charles Wesley, whose memory is sacred to the 



