Historic American Trees
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J., are a memorial to Richard Stockton, the well known "signer" of the Declaration of Independence, who is thought to have brought the trees from England in 1762. The grounds Avere a part of Stockton's estate, Morven. His old house, still standing, was a favorite meeting-place for the patriots of those days.
"For more than one htmdred years," says John Frelinghuysen Hageman, in his "History of Princeton and Its Institutions," "These ancient witnesses have borne testimony to the taste and unself...ish instincts of this noble man. This long row of catalpas in front of Morven can only be viewed as a sacred memorial to the signer of the Declaration, The fourth day of July is the great day m Mr. Stock- ton's calendar, as it is in that of our country, and these catalpas, with the undeviating certainty of the seasons, put on their pure white blooming costume every Fourth of July. And for this reason they have been called, very fitly, in this country the "Independence Tree." Hamilton's Trees Following the Constitutional Convention, which met in Philadel- phia, Penn., in 1787, the first Secretary of the Treasury planted thirteen sweet gum trees on the grounds of his home, Hamilton Grange, in Ncav York City, to commemorate the entrance of the thirteen original States into the new Federal Union.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
J., are a memorial to Richard Stockton, the well known "signer" of the Declaration of Independence, who is thought to have brought the trees from England in 1762. The grounds Avere a part of Stockton's estate, Morven. His old house, still standing, was a favorite meeting-place for the patriots of those days.
"For more than one htmdred years," says John Frelinghuysen Hageman, in his "History of Princeton and Its Institutions," "These ancient witnesses have borne testimony to the taste and unself...ish instincts of this noble man. This long row of catalpas in front of Morven can only be viewed as a sacred memorial to the signer of the Declaration, The fourth day of July is the great day m Mr. Stock- ton's calendar, as it is in that of our country, and these catalpas, with the undeviating certainty of the seasons, put on their pure white blooming costume every Fourth of July. And for this reason they have been called, very fitly, in this country the "Independence Tree." Hamilton's Trees Following the Constitutional Convention, which met in Philadel- phia, Penn., in 1787, the first Secretary of the Treasury planted thirteen sweet gum trees on the grounds of his home, Hamilton Grange, in Ncav York City, to commemorate the entrance of the thirteen original States into the new Federal Union.
What to read after Historic American Trees?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Katharine Stanley Nicholson to read onlineMoreLess
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