Marshall, MI
“LIBERTY TREE MEMORIAL SCOUT PROJECT - A special American Elm put its roots down across the street from Brook Fountain, but the elm is much more than a tree. It is part of a Liberty Tree Memorial, a living tribute to our country’s foundation and freedom. A grant was awarded to Marshall Rotary BSA Troop 337, as sponsored by the Marshall Area Garden Club (MAGC) . Jacob Davis, an Eagle Scout in Troop 373, coordinated the planting of the tree, the construction of the memorial, and the dedication ceremony along with MAGC member Alice Schneider…U.S. Congressman Dr. Joe Schwartz explained, from personal experience and history, the significance the right of liberty, as secured by the Constitution plays in our society. Schwartz also reminded the crowd that liberty was earned by the nation’s forefathers at a heavy cost, and that Thomas Paine was renowned for his activities advocating democracy and liberty during the American revolution. “
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Photo courtesy of the Bostonian Society/Old State House Museum AMERICA’S FIRST FLAG One morning in the fall of 1765 the “Sons of Liberty in Boston met at the Liberty Tree and unfurled a huge flag...13 feet long by 7 feet wide...having nine vertical red and white stripes...the "rebellious stripes" they called them... to honor the nine colonies which had joined in protest of the Stamp Act. Influential men like Sam Adams and John Hancock were part of a group of early protestors of British rule. They often met beneath the sheltering branches of a great American elm, known as the “Liberty Tree”. There they planned the rebellion which became the Revolution. Their flag, the Liberty Tree Flag, was often flown from the “Liberty Tree” during their meetings. The “Liberty Tree” Society strives to celebrate the central role played by the “Liberty Tree” in America’s past by establishing Liberty Tree Memorials in towns across America. The original flag which is on display by the Bostonian Society at the Old State House, 206 Washington St., Boston, MA Please support the efforts of the Liberty Tree Society to establish 1000 Liberty Tree Memorials - living tributes to the Boston Liberty Tree and our country's freedom by enrolling as a member or puchasing Liberty Tree Flag pins.
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Liberty Tree Flag Pin (actual size 1 3/16 x 3/4 inch)
Join the "Liberty Tree" Society sponsored by Elm Research Institute 11 Kit St Keene, NH 03431 • (603)358-9820 •
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