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 Maryland Tercentenary Memorial - Washington, D.C.
N 38° 53.751 W 077° 00.441
18S E 325917 N 4307134
Thirty-one Maryland Chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution dedicated 31 trees to 31 U.S. Presidents as part of the Maryland Tercentenary. These are known as the "President's Trees."
Waymark Code: WMBJM7
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 05/27/2011
Views: 10
A bronze plaque on a granite boulder provides information about this gift from the Maryland State Daughters of American Revolution in 1934. The "President's Trees are located on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol between Louisiana Avenue NE and Delaware Avenue NE.
The plaque reads:
1634 "The President's Tress" 1934
Washington, D.C.
Dedicated By
Maryland State Society
Daughters of the American Revolution, April 21, 1934.
Growing on land that was once a part of Maryland - and
was, in 1790, her gift to the United States of America - for
the national capitol, the 31 trees in this group have been
dedicated to our 31 presidents by the 31 chapters of the
Maryland D.A.R. as a part of the tercentenary celebration
of the founding of the state. Soil from Maryland’s historic
spots have been placed at the base of each tree.
Subject: State/Province
Commemoration: 300 years
Date of Founding: 3/27/1634
Date of Commemoration: 4/21/1934
Address:
On the grounds of the U.S. Capitol between Louisiana Avenue NE and Delaware Avenue NE.
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