The Historic Boundary Oak

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Up until a dozen or so years ago, there was another famous tree associated with Mr. Lincoln and his family - the beautiful copper beech tree at Anderson/Lincoln Cottage. Lincoln and Tad and even Stanton and his son were said to have rested and/or played under and within its branches.

When it succumbed to Mother Nature and old age, however, tests were conducted and it was proven that the tree was old enough to have been there in Lincoln's time, but not old enough to have the size needed to provide shade and entertainment. Another Lincoln myth down the drain.

I was fortunate enough to have seen this wonderful tree before its demise, however, and it was truly magnificent.