THE HISTORIC TREES OF MASSACHUSETTS 



When the writer visited the property for 

 the purpose of taking measurements of the 

 tree he was shown one of the old musketballs 

 referred to. It was of lead, about as large 

 as a medium-sized hickory nut, and would 

 unquestionably have produced a more rag- 

 ged wound, had it struck the Rev. Smith, 

 than the steel- jacketed variety of modern 

 times. Judging from the angle at which the 

 bullets entered the beam they were fired 

 from a point a few feet to the right of the 

 tree. 



Another elm that has become a favorite 

 with many people on account of its sym- 

 metry and great size, stands near the State 

 Road a few miles further on, or about mid- 

 way between Northboro and Shrewsbury. 

 The circumference is about 15 feet. 



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