About this episode

The episode explores the historical significance of the Liberty Tree in Boston and its resurgence 250 years after its destruction.

Long before the first shots of the American Revolution were fired, there was -- a tree. An elm tree in a grove in Boston, where some say the Revolution truly started. It became famous across the colonies in paintings, engravings and poems as the Liberty Tree. Now, 250 years after the British unceremoniously chopped it down, Liberty Trees are springing up once again.

People in this episode

Host: Davis Dunavin

Topics covered

• American Revolution
• Liberty Tree
• historical significance
• cultural heritage
• nature
• Boston history

Keywords

• Liberty Tree
• American Revolution
• Boston
• historical tree
• cultural significance
• elm tree
• nature
• resurgence

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Boston, Liberty Tree

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