Souvenir and Guide-Book to Points of Interest in Wilmington, Mass (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Souvenir and Guide-Book to Points of Interest in Wilmington, Mass (Classic Reprint) written by Arthur Thomas Bond and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-02 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Souvenir and Guide-Book to Points of Interest in Wilmington, Mass On this spot, until July sth, 1900, when it was cut down, stood a magnificent specimen of the native elm. Con temporary with the ancient house hard by (the Squire Eames tradition has it that under or near this tree, or its mate, (which stood across the way a little further South), George Whitefield, the eminent English divine, once preached to an out-door congregation. Careful research does not authenticate this legend; and it is extremely doubtful if the Reverend gentleman ever visited Wilmington. The name was probably a senti mental tribute to the man's personality, just as hundreds of elms are connected with the name of our first President, though George Washington may never havebeen in their vicinity. Whatexer the real facts, our splendid tree was worthily named; and its pictured representation on Wilmington's Corporate Seal, and the granite shaft and tablet placed by the Wilmington Woman's Club to mark its site, are only consistent memorials of a figure which has been a salient feature of our landscape nearly as long as our town's life. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.