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Scattered around the country are numerous historic trees with a story to tell. The 
Charter Oak is such a tree, and the General Sherman Big Tree another. Here in Vir- 
ginia there are ancient specimens of noble stature that have seen generations come 
and go. In the Palace garden at Williamsburg stands the stately old Willow pictured 
above. Like so many other Willows, it mourns the dead with its drooping branches. 
For this remarkable tree serves as a living memorial to the American soldiers who 
were buried in this garden in 1781. At that time the old Palace was used as a hospital 
for soldiers engaged in the Battle of Yorktown. 
GREENBRIER FARMS, 

INC. 
