Kennebunk in York County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
Lafayette Elm Site
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 14, 2021
1. Lafayette Elm Site Marker
Inscription.
Lafayette Elm Site. . Here stood the Lafayette Elm whose image adorns Kennebunk's Town Seal. Named for the great French friend of the American Revolution, the Marquis de Lafayette, who was entertained at the adjoining Storer Mansion on June 25, 1825, the elm and surrounding land were deeded to the town in 1916 by the heirs of Charles Parsons. The tree reached a spread of 131 feet and a girth of 17 feet, 5 inches, before succumbing to age and Dutch Elm disease in 1969.
Here stood the Lafayette Elm whose image adorns Kennebunk's Town Seal. Named for the great French friend of the American Revolution, the Marquis de Lafayette, who was entertained at the adjoining Storer Mansion on June 25, 1825, the elm and surrounding land were deeded to the town in 1916 by the heirs of Charles Parsons. The tree reached a spread of 131 feet and a girth of 17 feet, 5 inches, before succumbing to age and Dutch Elm disease in 1969.
Erected by the Town of Kennebunk and James P. Storer, descendant of Lafayette's host, Col. Joseph A. Storer.
Location. 43° 23.204′ N, 70° 32.593′ W. Marker is in Kennebunk, Maine, in York County. Marker is on Storer Street just north of Berry Court, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16 Storer St, Kennebunk ME 04043, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 14, 2021
2. Lafayette Elm Site Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 243 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on August 17, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 20, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
