Historic Buttonwood Tree - Haddonfield Historic District - Haddonfield, NJ
N 39° 53.897 W 075° 01.893
18S E 497302 N 4416468
This absolutely huge, pre-colonial tree is part of the tree brigade which line the store fronted streets of Kings Highway in historic Haddonfield. Its leaves saw first hand the Revolutionary War and shaded the troops.
Waymark Code: WM4ENJ
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 08/13/2008
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If you go to this WEBSITE, you will see where all the free parking in town is located as well as all the other historical areas. Check it out!
One last thing, here is the LINK to the Haddonfield Historical Society. Check that out as well!
This is the first time I have ever waymarked a living contributing "thing" to a historic district. To provide evidence of this, the following narrative comes from the Haddonfield NRHP District nomination form, created March 16, 1979, evaluated April 18, 1980 and finally approved on July 21, 1982.
"In front of #209 is a noteworthy buttonwood tree over 200 years old. A historical plaque on the tree reads: 'During the Revolutionary War the British Army passed under these buttonwood trees when they evacuated Philadelphia June 19, 1778 on their way to Monmouth Courthouse.' The second buttonwood tree was failing and was cut down in 1977."
I had trouble fitting the entire tree in my lens. As I maneuvered for different angles it became clear the guy who owns the overly priced mens clothing store in back of the tree was intrigued by my expressive loitering as evidenced by his slack-jawed and vacant-eyed expression. This all was of course accompanied by banjo playing.
