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Catalog Number |
C14.510 |
Title |
Washington Elm Fragment |
Object Name |
Token, Commemorative |
Description |
A large, irregular block of wood. One side is covered in what seems to be creosote. On the other side is a small plaque that reads, "A piece of the elm tree formerly/standing in/Cambridge Massachusetts/under which/George Washington/took command of the American Army/July 3 1775/Presented by the City of Cambridge/1924". |
Date |
1924 |
Year Range from |
1923 |
Year Range to |
1924 |
Dimensions |
H-3 W-4.625 L-7 inches |
Material |
Wood |
Place of Origin |
Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Provenance |
Supposedly part of the elm tree under which Washington stood when he took control of the army in 1775. |
People |
Washington, George, 1732-1799 |
Subjects |
Commemoration Trees Massachusetts |