Coinjock in Currituck County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
American Liberty Anniversary Elm
Photographed By Brandon D Cross
1. American Liberty Anniversary Elm Marker
to commemorate the dedication of
Veterans Memorial Park
in the year 2003
The 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.” For the next ten years it stood in silent witness to countless meetings, speeches and celebrations, and often served as the rallying place for the Sons of Liberty. In August of 1775 as a last act of violence prior to the evacuation of Boston, British soldiers cut it down because it bore the name “Liberty.”
Elm Research Institute
Keene, N.H. 03431
Erected 2003.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Notable Events • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is August 14, 1765.
Location. 36° 20.835′ N, 75° 57.073′ W. Marker is in Coinjock, North Carolina, in Currituck County. Memorial is on Coinjock Canal Road, 0.2 miles north of Cromwell Drive. Marker located within the Currituck County Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is
this page online
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Currituck County Veterans Memorial Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal (approx. half a mile away); Hijacking Maple Leaf (approx. 5.4 miles away); Ray T. Adam's Landing Strip (approx. 6.8 miles away); Indiantown (approx. 6.8 miles away); The Whalehead Club Restoration (approx. 6.8 miles away); Duck Blinds (approx. 6.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coinjock.
Also see . . . Liberty Elm Tree. Excerpt:
The “Sons of Liberty”, formed more than a century later in 1765, and other protesters of British oppression, gathered under the sheltering branches of the “Liberty Tree” to organize opposition to the Crown. The Sons of Liberty grew in numbers and strength and as a symbol of resistance to oppression the settlers planted Elm trees all over New England. The 129-year-old Boston “Liberty Tree” was axed by the British in 1775 but the American elm tree as a symbol of freedom lived on with a population anxious to be rid of Crown rule.
Photographed By Brandon D Cross
2. American Liberty Anniversary Elm Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 127 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 5, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
