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HISTORIC SCYTHE TREE ON A FARM BETWEEN WATERLOO AND GENEVA. N. Y.
SCYTHE
TREE
FARMY
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On a farm between Waterloo and Geneva, N. Y.,
stands this historic tree. The tree itself, a Balm of Gilead,
is one of the species rarely found in that section. In
October, 1861, Wyman J. Johnson hung his seythe
in this tree telling his mother he would leave it there
until he returned, but he never returned, as he lies in an
unmarked Southern grave.
In 1918 the Schaffer Brothers enlisted in the World
War, hanging their scythes beside one another in this
tree. During the World War three flags were floating
there. At the close of the War the Schaffer Brothers
returned and today only one flag floats there, that for
Johnson
It has a height of 100 feet. The trunk measures over
15 feet in circumference with only six inches of John-
son's scythe protruding. It is listed in the Hall of Fame at
Washington, D. C., and stands today a living monument.
The Women of Tyler J. Snyder Relief Corps, No. 76
Waterloo, N. Y. now keep the Stars and Stripes con-
tinually floating over the scythe.
PUBLISHED BY WM. JUBB CO., INC., SYRACUSE, N. Y.
