The Baltimore and Ohio's Famous "Holly Tree by the Tracks"

Original Vintage Card
  
Sale Price: $7.95
Original Price: $14.95

Stock #:379427
Type: Postcard
Era: Chrome
City: Jackson
State: Maryland (MD)
County: Cecil
Publisher: Publication Press Inc
Postmark: 1954 Jun-14
Postmark City: Annapolis
Postmark State: MD
Stamp: 3c
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

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This magnificent 55-foot holly tree, covered with red berries, is one of the largest in the East. It stands beside B&O's right-of-way at Jackson, Md., on an acre of ground owned by the railroad. At the holiday season sprigs of holly are taken from the tree for wearing by the railroad's front-line employees, and the tree itself is beautifully decorated. Annually the members of the Baltimore & Ohio Women's Music Club and Glee Club, with thousands of visitors, gather at the tree about two weeks before Christmas to sing carols making the first lighting of the tree for the season. In its Christmas dress of a thousand sparkling lights it is a bright landmark for train passengers on the New York-Washington run and the entire countryside

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