Trees in New York

Original Vintage Card
  
Sale Price: $9.95
Original Price: $15.95

Stock #:681268
Type: Postcard
Era: Linen
State: New York (NY)
Publisher: Photo News
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
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Totem Tree near Aurora, NY. Carved out of the trunk of a tree by a Civil War veteran. There are 40 figures on all sides, representing animals, birds, etc. Scythe Tree near Geneva, NY. In 1861 James Wyburn came in from the fields carrying his scythe. Hearing of the fighting at Ft. Sumter he placed the scythe in the tree. He fell in battle but the scythe still remains; but six inches of the blade now visible. Lafayette Tree near Geneva, NY, which sheltered and gave a resting place to General Marquis Lafayette on his triumphal trip across the Empire State over a century ago.

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