FAMOUS TREES 9 



a short distance from the point on the Ohio River at which Abraham 

 Lincoln, at the age of 19, embarked on the first great adventure of 

 his life, going with Allen Gentry on a flatboat to New Orleans to 

 market the Gentry produce. 



The Lincoln Elm, in the northern part of Spencer County, Ind., 

 in the State park where Lincoln's mother is buried. 



The Lincoln Memorial Hackberry, Decorah, Iowa, was planted in 

 memory of Abraham Lincoln by John Finn on April 27, 1865, the 

 day that Governor Stone of Iowa set aside as a day of mourning for 

 Lincoln. On that day Finn went into the woods, found a small 

 hackberry tree, and transplanted it to the parking on the street in 

 front of his home. It has grown to be one of the most magnificent 

 trees in Iowa. 



Lincoln Oak, Litchfield, Conn. This oak w^as grown from an acorn 

 from a tree at Lincoln's grave in Springfield, 111. It was planted 

 in front of the library as part of the bicentennial celebration of the 

 town in 1920. 



McKinley Elm, Woodstock, Conn. This tree was planted in Rose- 

 land Park in 1897 in honor of President McKinley. 



McKinley Oak, Litchfield, Conn., planted in East Park by Mary 

 Floyd Tallmadge Chapter, D. A. R., in memory of President Mc- 

 Kinley, who was a great lover of trees. 



McKinley Scarlet Oak, planted near walk leading to Executive 

 Offices of the White House, Washington, in 1898. 



The Monroe Pine, at Ashlawn, near Charlottesville, Va. This 

 great red pine was brought from France by President Monroe and 

 planted in the center of his garden. 



The Monroe Black Walnut, campus of University of Virginia, 

 Charlottesville, near the building which was the home of the fifth 

 President of the United States before he moved to Ashlawn. 



The Russo-American Oak, planted on the White House grounds, 

 Washington, by Theodore Roosevelt, is from an acorn of an oak 

 growing near Peterhof , Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, which, in 

 its turn, was from an acorn of an oak that shaded the tomb of Wash- 

 ington. United States Ambassador Hitchcock brought the Peterhof 

 acorn from Russia, now the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 



Roosevelt Oak, East Haven, Conn. This tree, presented by Theo- 

 dore Roosevelt, while President, was planted on Arbor Day, May 1, 

 1908, to mark the site where General Lafayette encamped on the 

 green. 



A Scotch elm, which is located near the hospital of Michigan State 

 College, East Lansing, was planted by President Theodore Roosevelt 

 in June 1907, in connection with the fiftieth anniversary of this 

 institution. 



Lafayette was so loved and admired in this country as a friend 

 of the Colonies, of the young Republic, and of its first President, 

 that many landmarks associated with him are found in the East. 

 Lafayette trees include : 



Lafayette Elm in Kennebunk, Maine, and one near Ware, Mass. 



The Lafayette Swamp Bay in front of Nelson House at York- 

 town, Va., which Lafayette is reported to have planted. 



Lafayette White Oak, near Bradley House, Southington, Conn., 

 meeting place of Lafayette with his troops, while on his way to meet 

 Washington's army. 



