Pic of the week game

[marvinsc]

The theme this week is "Historical". It can be a marker, Statue, Monument or something else. This historical marker tells the story of the one caution light community of Lynnville KY a few miles down the road from me.

DSCF0006 - Copy by Scott Marvin, on Flickr

[storm 64]

Avenue of 444 Flags.
The Avenue of 444 Flags in Hermitage Pennsylvania was created in response to the Iran Hostage Crisis.
November 4 1979 the US embassy in Iran was overtaken and 52 Americans were taken hostage.
January 20 1981 the hostages were released... 444 days. 20180820_185756.jpg

[Redman]

History

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November 4 1979 the US embassy in Iran was .... .... ...........]

Gee, It used to be that "history" was about stuff I otherwise had no familiarity.
But, somehow, now "history" includes events that I recall.

[steve murdoch]

Historic because it's old.
The Comfort Maple could be the oldest maple tree in North America.
Estimates have it being 500 years old.

[Baatfam]

History

Gee, It used to be that "history" was about stuff I otherwise had no familiarity.
But, somehow, now "history" includes events that I recall.

True...I sitting in our living room watching TV when the embassy takeover was announced.
Shortly after that, the phone rang, and it was a ready response call. (82nd airborne)
So I was in my car heading to base shortly after.
We geared up and sat at the airfield waiting to go for several hours.
We didn't go, but it was the one time when I thought we would....crazy.

[Jedz123]

Historic because it's old.
The Comfort Maple could be the oldest maple tree in North America.
Estimates have it being 500 years old.

Wow, I had to take a closer look; this old tree is definitely hanging on thanks to some human help.

Maples in this area of Vermont often begin to rot out once they reach around 150 years, not the best soil. We had to take down four of them on my property, all well over that age (150-200). They had become a liability; too close to the house and to the cemetery next door. The plots most at risk were those of Civil War veterans. It’s humbling to realize how many men from Brandon, Vermont gave their lives in that conflict, many from the 2nd and 3rd Vermont regiments.

A friend of mine is also taking down a sugar maple in his sugar bush up in Fletcher, Vermont. It finally gave up over the winter, far more than 200 years old. He has some that he thinks are closer to 300 years old.

I think I know where I want to take today’s photo. Hoping to sneak out early and grab the shot!

Thanks for sharing the Comfort Maple with us, Mr. Murdoch! I truly love Maples, they are so beautiful when they are given the opportunity to crown out.

[trevor]

The Strathcona Park on Vancouver Island is BC's oldest Provincial Park.
Strathcona Provincial Park is the oldest provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, and the largest on Vancouver Island. Founded in 1911, the park was named for Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, a wealthy philanthropist and railway pioneer.^[2]: 256 It lies within the Strathcona Regional District. The Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve, established in 2000, includes three watersheds in the western area of the park.^[3]

[dgates1]

Historic because it's old.
The Comfort Maple could be the oldest maple tree in North America.
Estimates have it being 500 years old.

I was just in Charleston, SC, the first weekend in April for my son's graduation for the first part of Navy A-School in the nuclear program. We visited Middleton Place, an old plantation with beautifully kept/restored gardens. On the property is a 1000+ year old live oak tree with a plaque from the National Arborist Association. Was very surreal touching a living tree that had seen so much history. I had taken some photos on my phone, but alas I cannot find the ones I took of this tree. They were very similar to the ones on the link below.

American Airlines wouldn't let me take my motorcycle as a carry-on...

https://www.reddit.com/r/arborists/comments/18uucgz/9001000_year_old_live_oak_at_middleton_place/