US Constitution - 200 years - ABA Runnymede Memorial, Old Windsor, Surrey, UK
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A tree planted in soil from Jamestown, Virginia, USA at Runnymede in the rolling countryside near the town of Old Windsor in the United Kingdom
Waymark Code: WMT94R
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/17/2016
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In 1987 the Secretary of the US Army came to a mushy meadow in the United Kingdom to plant a tree. A plaque explains why:
"THE NATIONAL TRUST
This Oak tree, planted with soil from Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent settlement in the New World, commemorates the Bicentenary of the Constitution of the United States of America. It stands in acknowledgement that the ideals of liberty and justice embodied in the Constitution trace their lineage through institutions of English law to the Magna Carta, sealed at Runnymede on June 15th, 1215. Planted December 2, 1987 by John O. Marsh Jr., Secretary of the Army of the United States of America."
Anniversary Year: 1987
Year of Event, Organization or Occurance: 1787
Address:
Magna Carta Memorial
Runnymede
Old Windsor, Surrey UK
Website: [Web Link]
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