The Moses Cleaveland Trees
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In 1946, 153 "Moses Cleaveland Trees" were chosen as landmark trees to represent the City of Cleveland's 150-yr anniversary. Not only did they harken back to the pre-settlement forest - they were in fact part of it. The existence of each one became hazy over time, until a group organized by the City and the Early Settlers Association set out to find them again. Do they still survive? Guests Dr. Roy Larick Retired Archaeologist Owner of Bluestone Conservation Vice Chair of the Euclid Shade Tree Commission Member of the Early Settlers Association of the Western Reserve  https://www.earlysettlers.org/ Margeaux Apple Collections Coordinator Cambridge University Botanic Garden https://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/ Dr. Michael Melampy Professor Emeritus Baldwin Wallace University https://www.bw.edu/ Consulting Editor David Still II Music Diccon Lee, www.deeleetree.com Artwork Dahn Hiuni, www.dahnhiuni.com/home Website thisoldtree.show Follow on Facebook or Instagram We want to hear about the favorite tree in your life! To submit a ~3 minute audio story for consideration for the "Tree Story Short” segment on This Old Tree, record the story on your phone’s voice memo app and email to: [email protected] This episode was written in part at LitArts RI, a community organization and co-working space that supports Rhode Island's creators. litartsri.org
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