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South Street #7 - Lincoln Memorial Oak

 File — Box: 15, Folder: 2

Scope and Contents

Two photographs of the Lincoln Oak, planted by Gov. Holcomb on August 2, 1920 during Litchfield's Bicentennial celebration. On the back of one photograph, taken by Mr. Foster, is written that the oak was from an acorn near Lincoln's grave and grown by Herman Foster of Bantam. At the time of the photograph it was 3 years old. Another later photograph was taken August 10, 1926 and shows Center Park and the jail in the background.

Dates

  • Creation: 1840-2000

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 45 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Litchfield Historical Society Repository

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