Pieces of the Past

Riverbend Tree Museum

1. Washington walnut from a tree that he tied his horse to in Maplewood, NJ

2. John J. Pershing (of WWI fame) oak from gravesite, Arlington National Cemetary

3. William Jennings Bryan oak from his gravesite

4. Johnny Appleseed apple tree from one he planted in Lima, OH

5. Abner Doubleday oak from gravesite, Arlington National Cemetary

6. John F. Kennedy sycamore from his birthplace in Brookline, MA

7. George Rogers Clark catalpa from his last home in Louisville, KY

8. Charter oak from Hartford, Conn. from tree in which charter was hidden

9. Washington tulip poplar from a tree that he planted in 1785

10. Bunker Hill oak from Boston

11. Admiral Wm. "Bull" Halsey oak from his grave in Arlington National Cemetery

12. Eisenhower catalpa from his last home in Gettysburg, PA

13. Medger Evers oak from his gravesite

14. Charles Lindbergh crab apple from his home in Hopewell, NJ

15. Laura Ingalls cottonwood from tree planted on the day of her birth.

16. Casey Jones willow from last home in Jackson, Tennessee.

17. Sullivan Brothers crab apple at the U.S. Capital building in Washington D.C.

18. Davy Crockett boxelder from his birthplace new Limestone, TN

19. Gen. Sherman maple from Ft. Duffield (First Command) in West Point, KY

20. Alexander the Great kremlin ash from Alexander's garden across the street from the Kremlin

21. Wright brothers walnut from their airfield near Dayton, OH

22. Joan of Arc willow from her birthplace in Oomremey, France

23. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright redbud from his grave in Arlington National Cemetery

24. Moon sycamore from seeds taken to the moon in NASA experiment.

25. Hippocratic Oath sycamore from Medical school in Mederver, Turkey

26. Jefferson golden rain tree from Mentcello

27. Col. Sanders (KFC) ash from his home in Shelbyville, KY.