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Adirondack Park,
A tract in the Adirondack Mountain region covering Hamilton county and parts of Essex.
Franklin, Herkimer, and St. Lawrence counties: containing numerous mountains.
peaks, lakes, and woodlands.
It was set apart by the State of New York in 1892 for the protection of the watershed of the Hudson and other rivers.
for the practical study of forestry, and for public recreation.
The tract has an area of 4,387 square miles.
The study of forestry is here carried on under the direction of the newly established State School of Forestry, a department of Cornell University (q. v.).
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Choate , Rufus 1799 -1859 (search)
Choate, Rufus 1799-1859
Lawyer; born in Essex, Mass., Oct. 1, 1799; studied at the Cambridge Law School, and, with William Wirt, became one of the most eminent lawyers and orators of his time.
He began the practice of law at Danvers, Mass., in 1824.
He was a distinguished member of both branches of his State legislature, a member of the Lower House of Congress, and United States Senator, succeeding Daniel Webster in 1841.
In 1853 he was attorney-general of Massachusetts.
After the death of Webster, Mr. Choate was the acknowledged leader of the Massachusetts bar. Impaired health compelled him to retire from public life in 1858.
He died in Halifax, N. S., July 13, 1859.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Liberty tree. (search)
Liberty tree.
The original Liberty Tree, in Boston, was not on Boston Common.
It was the largest one of a grove of beautiful elms which stood in Hanover Square, at the corner of Orange (now Washington) and Essex streets, opposite the present Boyleston Market.
Its exact site is marked by a building, on the front of which is a relief figure of the tree in granite and the inscription Sons of Liberty—1766.
Independence of Our Country—1776.
This elm was called Liberty tree because the Sons of Liberty held their meetings under it, and the ground below was called Liberty Hall.
The first meeting of this society was held there some time in 1765.
A pole fastened to the trunk of the tree rose far above the topmost branch, and a red flag floating from it was an understood signal to call together the fearless Sons of Liberty.
This society held many meetings here during the next ten years, and placards addressed to the people were nailed to the tree, and inscribed banners were suspende
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Pickering , Timothy 1745 -1829 (search)