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each was erected within a short distance 

 of the others and all on the Common. The 

 first was erected on the evening of June 

 4, 1766, on the twenty-eighth birthday of 

 King George III, and it proved to be the 

 curtain raiser for a series of dramatic 

 events which finally culminated in the War 

 for Independence. 



Upon the passage of the stamp act the 

 colonies were aflame with indignation. 

 When news reached London of the really 

 serious situation created in America, the 

 unfortunate act was repealed, and it was 

 to celebrate this repeal that the first Lib- 

 erty Pole was erected. 



A great day of public rejoicing therefore 

 was planned for the King's birthday. 

 Upon that occasion a huge barbecue was 

 arranged. Two whole o.xen were roasted 

 in the park. Beer, bread and other arti- 

 cles of food and drink were served in un- 

 limited quantities. Cannon boomed from 

 warships in the harbor and from the fort. 

 The day passed in exuberant exhibition 

 of good feeling on the part of the people 

 toward the crown. In the evening the roy- 

 al Governor and prominent citizens held 

 a banquet at Burn's coffee house, at which 

 the greatest cordiality prevailed. Forty- 

 one toasts were drunk. Everything pos- 

 sible was done to make the occasion a day 

 long to be remembered in the annals of 

 New York, and, to make assurance doubly 

 sure, the citizens erected a huge pole in 

 the park at the close of the day's festivi- 

 ties and ran up a flag on which was in- 

 scribed "The King, Pitt and Liberty." 



This was the first Liberty Pole and the 

 public appearance of the Sons of Liberty. 



The present pole is as nearly as possi- 

 ble an exact duplicate of the original and 

 stands in precisely the same spot. In one 

 important particular, however, there is a 

 difference. The original mast was of pine 

 from the State of Maine. In the new pole, 

 to typify the unity of the nation from coast 

 to coast.the mainmast is a stick of Douglas 

 fir, the gift of the West Coast Lumber- 

 men's Association, while the topmast 

 comes from the East Coast, the original 

 State of Maine, the gift of Frank C. Deer- 

 ing, of Saco, Maine. 



SAVES THE REDWOODS 



Gov. W. D. Stephens, of California, has 

 signed the redwood preservation bill, which 

 was passed by the State legislature. The 

 Save the Redwoods League, which has 

 four thousand members, including citizens 

 of California and a number of prominent 

 persons in other parts of the United States 

 had been working for several years to- 

 ward this end. The law provides funds 

 for saving many of the redwood trees along 

 the State highway in Humboldt County. It 

 will not interfere much with lumber oper- 

 ations, but will preserve fine specimens of 

 this species for future generations. 



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LINCOLN MEMORIAL TREES 



It is a fitting tribute to the memory of 

 .Ahra'-.?m Lincoln that the Lincoln Memo- 

 rial grounds, at Washington, D. C, will 

 be planted with trees in memory of indi- 

 vidual soldiei-s, sailors or marines who lost 

 their lives in the World War. This beau- 

 tiful memorial, surrounded by living trees 

 that will perpetuate the heroic deeds of the 

 men of a generation half a century later 

 than Lincoln interests every American. 



Several hundred trees will be planted 

 along the driveways and on the grounds 

 leading to the Memorial Building. The 

 grading will be completed enough by early 

 fall to provide sites for the first of these 

 trees. Trees will then be planted as the 

 grading progresses. Each individual tree 

 will be furnished and planted by the family 

 of an individual soldier, sailor or marine 

 who was killed in action or died froin 

 wounds received in action. Each tree will 

 be labeled with a brass tag, and the name 

 and service unit of the soldier, sailor or 

 marine for whom it is planted will be re- 

 corded in the office of the custodian of the 

 Lincoln Memorial Building. The contract 

 for planting these trees has been let to the 

 landscape firm of Lewis and Valentine, 

 who will make uniform selections. The 

 individual wishing to plant a tree in these 

 grounds will make application to Custo- 

 dian, Lincoln Memorial Building, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. In turn, a certificate is re- 

 turned to applicant. This certificate will 

 then be sent to Messrs. Lewis and Valen- 

 tine, who will select the tree to be planted 



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