THE LINDENS AT PLYMOUTH 



tinctive qualities than those associated with 

 war or commercial enterprise, and were re- 

 sponsible for the civil reform and wealth 

 which developed so rapidly in Plymouth 

 as the settlement grew. Like many such 

 periods, whether in the life of a community 

 or a nation, it developed liberal, public- 

 spirited citizens. The leaders devoted them- 

 selves with pride, heart and soul to the 

 welfare of the town. They elected faithful 

 and dignified officials, and without regard 

 to social rank administered to the needs and 

 welfare of their neighbors and fellow- 

 townsmen. 1 Such were the men who, in 

 their younger days, devoted themselves, 

 among many other acts, to the noble work 

 of tree planting. 



Among those who arrived at old age 

 during this period of civic growth was Colo- 

 nel George Watson, 2 of whom the inscription 

 on his gravestone says, 



With honest fame and sober plenty crowned, 

 He lived and spread his cheering influence round. 



1 Hurd, "Hist, of Plymouth County," pp. 156-7. 



2 Died in 1800, aged 83. 



