The Beaman Oak
Item Information
- Title:
- The Beaman Oak
- Description:
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Located on the original grant of Gamaliel Beaman, who settled in Lancaster in 1659, was the Beaman Oak, a large red oak tree (Quercus rubra). Once the largest of its kind in Massachusetts, the circumference of the tree at its base was 31 feet and, at 5 feet above the ground, 19 feet. The height was 73 feet and the branch spread was 75 feet. The tree, along present-day Route 117, had to be removed in 1989 because its rotting parts created a danger to those in the surrounding area.
- Date:
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[ca. 1850–1989]
- Format:
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Photographs
- Location:
- Lancaster Historical Society
- Collection (local):
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Photo Archives of the Lancaster (MA) Historical Society
- Subjects:
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Oaks
Tree trunks
- Places:
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MassachusettsWorcester (county)Lancaster
- Extent:
- 1 photograph
- Permalink:
- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/02871k85x
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