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New Benjamin Harrison Tree Dedicated in 2008
President Benjamin Harrison, 23rd president of the United States, was in Richmond in 1895 doing law work for a local trial. While in the community, local city fathers invited him to take part in the planting of a white ash tree in Glen Miller Park. On June 6, 2008 his great-grandson, Dr. Benjamin Harrison Walker visited the community to help plant a new tulip tree near the original ash tree. The tulip tree is the Indiana state tree.
Photo taken June 6, 2008
- View additional photos from this event.
- President Benjamin Harrison Biography, the 23rd President of the United States.
- Benjamin Harrison Home in Indianapolis, Indiana - Harrison is Indiana's only President, to date.
- Hear the story behind the President's visit as told by Sue
King, archivist for
Morrisson-Reeves Library:
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Did You Know?
John M. Westcott started the Hoosier Drill Company in Milton, Indiana in 1858. The company grew and expanded into Richmond and eventually became part of the American Seeding Machine Company, which, in turn, became part of the International Harvester Company.
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