- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Elm Tree historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Sumter County
Trees--Georgia--Americus - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Sumter County, 32.03997, -84.19704
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: New Courthouse in Americus
Text of marker: "The tree was grown from a branch of the original "Washington Elm" under which George Washington was sworn in as Commander of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Mass. in 1775. Donated to the people of Americus and Sumter County by John H. Gray, former citizen of Americus, graduate of the Americus High School, Class of 1916, and member of the Sons of the American Revolution." - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_elm-tree
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_elm-tree
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
