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The Charter Oak was an enormous white oak tree growing on Wyllys Hill in Hartford, Connecticut, from around the 12th or 13th century until it fell during a storm in 1856. Connecticut colonists hid Connecticut's Royal Charter of 1662 within the tree's hollow to thwart
Landmark in the historic district of Irvington, and one of the oldest trees in the city of Indianapolis. Le Chêne à Papineau Northern red oak (Quercus rubra) Montebello, Canada Estimated 300 years old and 20 m tall, it is one of the oldest known trees in Quebec. Linden Oak: White oak (Quercus alba) North Bethesda, USA ~300
Augustus Woodward's plan for the city following 1805 fire. Detroit, settled in 1701, is one of the oldest cities in the Midwest. It experienced a disastrous fire in 1805 which nearly destroyed the city, leaving little present-day evidence of old Detroit save a few east-side streets named for early French settlers, their ancestors, and some pear trees which were believed to have been planted by ...
The city of Detroit is closing A.B. Ford Park until the fall to remove trees and add fresh soil due to contaminated soil. The city will hold another virtual meeting Thursday with an EPA ...
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Both trees are aged over 400 years and exceed 20 feet (6.1 m) in girth. They have been regularly pollarded for many years and both trunks are hollow. In 2019, Brighton and Hove City Council announced that one of the trees was to be felled due to an infestation of Dutch Elm Disease. [92]
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Thursday was officially ordered by his local inland wetlands agency to replant more than 180 trees and thousands of bushes that were chopped down in November on ...
The Atkinson Avenue Historic District, as it exists today, was established by action of the Detroit City Council in March 1984 (Journal City Council 262 66, passed March 7, 1984, and effective March 26, 1984). All remaining portions of Atkinson Avenue are not within the boundaries of any historic district. [3]