| Dighton
MA Tuliptree |
Doug
Bidlack |
| Feb
02, 2007 11:16 PST |
ENTS,
I just went out today to visit a tuliptree that is only 2 miles
east of
where I am now sitting. My wife saw a sign that described the
man who
planted this tree. Apparently it was planted in 1778 by William
Ellery.
William had fled Newport, RI for Dighton due to the British. I
guess
he helped recruit troops and such to fight the British. The sign
said
he signed the Declaration of Independence. Kinda cool. The tree
is
173"cbh (14.4'). I only did a quick and dirty shoot
straight up. The
best I could do was 97.5'. There are quite a few planted
tuliptrees in
Taunton just to our north. It seems that they were quite
popular.
Doug |
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