Fort Lee in Bergen County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Liberty Tree Memorial
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, November 24, 2013
1. Liberty Tree Memorial Marker
Inscription.
Liberty Tree Memorial. .
This American Liberty Elm was named after “The Liberty Tree: Our Country’s first Symbol of Freedom.” On the morning of August 14, 1765, the people of Boston awakened to discover two effigies suspended from an elm tree in protest of the hated Stamp Act. From that day forward that elm became known as “The Liberty Tree.” It stood in silent witness to countless meetings, speeches and celebrations, and became the rallying place for the Sons of Liberty. In August of 1775, as a last act of violence prior to their evacuation of Boston, British soldiers cut it down because it bore the name “Liberty.”, Elm Research Institute, Keene, NH, ( Second Marker : ) American Liberty Elm, Planted by the Fort Lee Common Sense Society on the Bicentennial of the death of American Patriot Thomas Paine, June 8, 2009, on the spot where Paine began to pen “The American Crisis” in 1776., Elm Research Institute, Keene, NH.
This American Liberty Elm was named after “The Liberty Tree: Our Country’s first Symbol of Freedom.” On the morning of August 14, 1765, the people of Boston awakened to discover two effigies suspended from an elm tree in protest of the hated Stamp Act. From that day forward that elm became known as “The Liberty Tree.” It stood in silent witness to countless meetings, speeches and celebrations, and became the rallying place for the Sons of Liberty. In August of 1775, as a last act of violence prior to their evacuation of Boston, British soldiers cut it down because it bore the name “Liberty.”
Elm Research Institute, Keene, NH
( Second Marker : ) American Liberty Elm
Planted by the Fort Lee Common Sense Society on the Bicentennial of the death of American Patriot Thomas Paine, June 8, 2009, on the spot where Paine began to pen “The American Crisis” in 1776.
Elm Research Institute, Keene, NH
Erected 2009 by Elm Research Institute.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is June 8, 1836.
Location. 40° 50.921′ N, 73° 58.13′ W.
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Marker is in Fort Lee, New Jersey, in Bergen County. Marker can be reached from Parker Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located in Fort Lee's Monument Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Lee NJ 07024, United States of America. Touch for directions.
The Soldiers of the American Revolution monument can be seen beyond the Liberty Elm Tree.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 24, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 794 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 24, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.