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Oak, still healthy and vigorous, and standing directly at the top of the low 

 river-bank. The trunk girths at the present time, over twenty -one feet, and, 

 judging from the age of its companion, which was blown down a few years since, 

 eight or ten centuries may have passed since the acorn from which it sprang 

 fell to the ground. 



5. There is a Weeping Willow in Copp's burying-ground near Bunker Hill, 

 that has grown from a branch taken from a tree that shaded the grave of 

 Napoleon at St. Helena. Under this tree are buried the remains of Cotton 

 Mather, so noted in Salem witchcraft. Copp's burying-ground is so near the 

 Bunker Hill battle-field, that a number of grave-stones can be seen to-day 

 which were pierced through by bullets fired by British soldiers in that battle. 



6. It was the custom of our New England ancestors to plant trees in the early 

 settlement of our country, and dedicate them to liberty. Many of these " Lib- 

 erty Trees," consecrated by our fore-fathers are still standing. "Old Liberty 

 Elm " in Boston, was planted by a school-master long before the Revolutionary 

 war, and dedicated by him to the independence of the Colonies. Around that 

 tree, before the Revolution, the citizens of Boston and vicinity, used to gather 

 and listen to the advocates of our country's freedom. Around it during the 

 war, they met to offer up thanks and supplications to Almighty God for the 

 success of the patriot armies, and after the terrible struggle had ended the 

 people were accustomed to assemble there year after year, in the shadow of that 

 old tree, to celebrate the liberty and independence of our country. It stood 

 till within a few years, a living monument of the patriotism of the people of 

 Boston, and when at last it fell, the bells in all the churches of the city were 

 tolled, and a feeling of sadness spread over the entire State. 



7. The Ash trees planted by General Washington at Mt. Vernon. These trees 

 form a beautiful row, which is the admiration of all who visit the home of the 

 Father of his Country. 



8. The Elm tree at Philadelphia, under which William Penn made his famous 

 treaty with nineteen tribes of barbarians, the only treaty never sworn to and 

 never broken. This Elm was carefully guarded until iSio, when it was unfor- 

 tunately blown down. A monument now marks the spot. 



Other familiar trees are the wide spreading Oak tree of Flushing, Long 

 Island, under which George Fox, the founder of the society of Friends or 

 Quakers, preached. 



"The Burgoyne Elm," at Albany, which was planted on the day the British 

 General Burgoyne was brought a prisoner into the city, the day after the 

 surrender. 



The lofty Cypress tree in the Dismal Swamp, under which Washington 

 reposed one night in his young manhood. 



The magnificent Black Walnut tree, near Haverstraw on the Hudson, under 

 which General Wayne mustered his force at midnight, preparatory to his suc- 

 cessful attack on Stony Point. 



The huge French Apple tree near Fort Wayne, Indiana, where Little Turtle, 

 the great Miama Chief, gathered his warriors. 



The grand Magnolia tree near Charleston, South Carolina, under which Gen- 

 eral Lincoln held a council of war previous to surrendering the city. 



