THE ROBY ELM 



stopped to rest beneath the shade of the 

 'Cheever Walnut' on his way on horseback, 

 from Boston, to witness the witchcraft exe- 

 cutions on Gallows Hill in Salem in 1692." 

 It stands on Center street, and measures 13! 

 feet in circumference, 65 feet in height, 

 and 87 feet in the spread of its branches. 



