Relic
- Object Name:
- Relic
- Object ID:
- 1956.057
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1956
- Description:
- Piece of bark taken by Kenneth Demick from the Lafayette Elm, on the State House grounds in Concord, NH, on June 18, 1956. The elm tree had been planted by the citizens of Concord on June 23, 1825, to commemorate the visit of the Marquis de Lafayette on June 22, 1825.
- Material:
- Wood
Elm - Provenance:
- Collected by Kenneth Demick, age 12, on June 18, 1956. He donated the piece to the New Hampshire Historical Society on the same day. The tree was cut down on October 1, 1956.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Kenneth Demick
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