George Washington Elm -- AL State Capitol grounds, Montgomery AL
N 32° 22.733 W 086° 18.028
16S E 565802 N 3582648
A 3rd-generation elm tree grown from the elm tree under which George Washington took command of the American army during the American Revolution stands at the Alabama State Capitol grounds in Montgomery
Waymark Code: WMWFH5
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 08/28/2017
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This Elm tree at the west edge of the Alabama State Capitol grounds is a third generation offspring tree from the American Elm at Cambridge Massachusetts under which George Washington took command of the American army.
A plaque underneath the tree reads as follows:
"* WASHINGTON *
took command of the American army under grandparent of this Elm Cambridge Mass., July 3, 1775
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Raised in given by Maryland D. A. R. And Alice Paret Dorsey as part of 200 anniversary of birth of
1732 ---- WASHINGTON ---- 1932
Marked, 1938, by Alabama D. A. R."
Historic Event:
This tree is the grandparent of the American Elm underneath whose branches General George Washington took command of the American army in 1775.
Year: 1938
Species: American Elm
Approximate Age: 180
Location: Montgomery, Alabama
Website: Not listed
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