Captain George Batchelder sassafras tree

Item Information

Title:
Captain George Batchelder sassafras tree
Description:
'Tree was thought to be the largest Sassafras this side of the Mississippi River! Struck by lightning and taken down in 1961. Diameter: 10 feet 3 inches at ground level; 58 feet high. Note the Main Street School in the background. Location: Near corner of Franklin Street (west) and and Main Street.'
Contributor:
Converse, Ruth
Date:
1887
Format:
Photographs
Location:
University of Massachusetts Boston, Joseph P. Healey Library
Collection (local):
Mass. Memories Road Show
MMRS-0041
Series:
Reading Mass. Memories Road Show
Places:
Massachusetts > Middlesex (county) > Reading
Link to Item:
http://openarchives.umb.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15774coll6/id/5810
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Language:
English
Identifier:
UASC-0140-0041-0020-0001