Birth of George Washington - 200 Years - Montgomery, AL
N 32° 22.733 W 086° 18.027
16S E 565803 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: WMWFH6
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."
Anniversary Year: 1932
Year of Event, Organization or Occurance: 1732
Address:
Alabama State Capitol Building
Montgomery, TX
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