America’s Famous and Historic Trees: From George Washington’s Tulip Poplar to Elvis Presley’s Pin Oak
America’s Famous and Historic Trees: From George Washington’s Tulip Poplar to Elvis Presley’s Pin Oak
Like many residents of Jacksonville, Florida, the Jeffrey Meyers family liked to picnic under the city’s magnificent Treaty Live Oak. When their toddler handed them an acorn from the tree, Meyers, a nurseryman, planted it in their back yard.
That acorn was the inspiration for an immensely popular project, America’s Famous & Historic Trees, sponsored by American Forests, the country’s oldest nonprofit conservation organization. Through this program, Meyers and his volunteers have collected seeds from more than a thousand different historic trees, which are grown to sapling size in the project’s nursery. The descendants of these famous trees have been planted on the grounds of state capitols, in schoolyards, and in back yards across
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Historic Time Travel – Spanish American War
The Spanish-American War Retrospective When Cuba and the Philippines rose up against Spain between 1895 and 1898, American involvement was the definitive landmark event. When all efforts to resolve hostilities between the Cuban junta and Spain failed, America got into the act. The sinking of the Battleship Maine and the hostilities that followed mobilized public awareness and opinion decisively. This DVD is a chronologically arranged documentary, with a synopsis of events preceding, during and following the primary America-Spanish War debacle.
Around Our Neighborhood Pt 3–The Most Historic 47 Miles of USA Mountain RR!!
Life Beyond The Horseshoe Curve. Part 3–HQ. A Guide to Railfanning the NS West Slope in PA. We visit Gallitzin—The Wine Cellar, The Tunnel Inn— in the neat fog, and have lunch at The Midway Cafe.
