
Constitution Elm Tree - Corydon, Indiana
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paulspaper
N 38° 12.804 W 086° 07.644
16S E 576390 N 4229852
In 1816, Indiana delegates met under the spreading branches of one of the largest trees of it's kind in the world to draft Indiana's first state constitution.
Waymark Code: WM3FNF
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 03/30/2008
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Interesting historic site. In 1925, the elm tree died of Dutch Elm Disease. The stump was preserved and a brick shrine was built over it.