THE HISTORIC TREES OF MASSACHUSETTS 



Extract from 

 Washington's Diary — 

 "Mr. Pbelps accompanied 



me from Andover through 



Billerica to Lexington. 



A mile or two from Andover 



you descend into a pine level, 



pretty, sandy, and mixed with 



swamps through which you 



ride several miles till you 



descend the heights on which 



the town oj Billerica stands, 



which is so pleasantly situ- 

 ated 10 miles jrom Andover." 



THIS INSCRIPTION PLACED HERE 

 BY THE 

 BILLERICA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 1 896 



Among the towns in eastern Middlesex, 

 just north of Boston, notably Medford and 

 Winchester, there are many beautiful trees 

 of all kinds. The two most remarkable 

 specimens are the elm near the railroad 

 station in Winchester and the black walnut 

 near Grove street in West Medford. The Win- 

 chester Elm is not among the largest of our 

 famous trees, being only ten and a half feet 

 in circumference, but no more beautiful tree 

 may be found in this section. It has adapted 

 itself to the conditions of our modern city 

 streets and flourishes in the very center of 



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