2222222222227 22222222222222 222222222222222 2222222222227 —222222222222222222P2222P2222PP2222PP222PP2222PP22222222222999 (NAPSA)—Before you begin this quiz, think about how long trees live—much longer than most people—andthat they have “seen” and “heard” many remarkable moments in history. Then, test your knowledge of American his- tory as seen from the perspective of trees thatlive to this day! 1. A nearby honey locust tree is the last living thing to have “heard” this stirring speech delivered in 1863: a. Gettysburg Address; b. Emancipation Proclama- tion; c. Confederate surrender at Appamattox. 2. He planted tulip poplar trees at Mount Vernon in 1785 that still live today: a. Thomas Jefferson; b. James Madison; c. George Washington. 3. This famouspair of explorers set up camp beneath cottonwood trees in North Dakota in 1804: a. Henry Hudson and Jacques Cartier; b. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark; c. Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet. Answers 1. a. When Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1863, he spoke for only two min- utes. The Gettysburg Address Honey Locustis a living witness to this famous speech dedicating the cemetery at Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania. 2. c. In 1785, George Washing- ton planted tulip poplar trees on the western bowling green at Mount Vernon, Virginia. Those Tulip poplars planted in 1785 still survive to this day. Their seeds have produced newhistoric trees that you can plant at your home. trees still stand tall against the sky. 3. b. America is observing the bicentennial of Lewis and Clark’s incredible exploration of the West during 2003-2006. The intrepid pair and their Corps of Discovery camped beneath cottonwood trees from November 2, 1804 to April 7, 1805 in whatis today called Smith Grove wherethetreesstill thrive. These and other trees that have historic legacies have been authenticated by American Forests, the nation’s oldest nonprofit conservation organization. Direct offspring of historic trees are available for purchase at www.historictrees.org and every purchase aids American Forests’ work to plant trees for ecosystem restoration. For a complete cata- log of historic trees, call 1-800320-TREE (8733).
