Pawtuxet Village in Warwick in Kent County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)
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."
This Liberty Elm was planted as part of a national program to restore the grace and beauty of the American elm to cities and towns across America.
Erected 2009 by Elm Research Institute, Keene, NH; City of Warwick, Rhode Island.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Horticulture & Forestry • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is August 14, 1765.
Location. 41° 45.755′ N,
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Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Providence and on Narragansett Bay. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Aspray Boat House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gaspee Monument (about 400 feet away); Pawtuxet River (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pawtuxet Baptist Church (approx. Ό mile away); Volunteer Fire Company (approx. 0.3 miles away); Geo. Vose House (approx. 0.9 miles
Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 232 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
