Here Stood the Big Elm Marker

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Sheffield in Berkshire County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Here Stood the Big Elm

By Michael Herrick, August 19, 2012

1. Here Stood the Big Elm Marker

Inscription. Here Stood the Big Elm
For many years the largest
in Massachusetts
Under its spreading branches
historic meetings were held
This tablet erected on the Centennial
of the planting of the Sheffield Elms
June 12, 1946

Erected 1946.

Location. 42° 5.723′ N, 73° 21.035′ W. Marker is in Sheffield, Massachusetts, in Berkshire County. Marker is at the intersection of South Main Street (U.S. 7) and Silver Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sheffield MA 01257, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Old Parish Church Clock (approx. 1.1 miles away); Cast Steel Bell (approx. 1.1 miles away); Sheffield World War II Monument (approx. 1.2 miles away); Sheffield World War I Monument (approx. 1.2 miles away); World War II Memorial Trees (approx. 1.2 miles away); Barnard Park (approx. 1.2 miles away); American Legion Post 340 Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Reconstruction of 1854 Covered Bridge (approx. 2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Sheffield.

More about this marker.
The Big Elm appears on the Sheffield town seal. The town motto is "He who plants a tree plants hope." This giant tree grew for over four hundred years at the corner of Route 7 and Silver Street. It had to be cut down in 1926.

By Michael Herrick, August 19, 2012

2. Here Stood the Big Elm Marker

By Michael Herrick, August 19, 2012

3. Here Stood the Big Elm Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on September 9, 2012, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 841 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 9, 2012, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.