Prince William Forest Park American Beech , Approximately one mile from visitor’s center, south bank of the south fork of Quantico Creek, about 75 yards upstream from its confluence with Quantico Creek, Near Birch Bluff Trail, Triangle, Prince William County, Virginia
Summary
Significance: The Prince William Forest Park American Beech Fagus grandifolia is significant because of its size and its unique 130-year genealogical chronology of family names inscribed in the bark of the tree.
Survey number: HALS VA-17
Tags
Date
1861 - 1865
Contributors
Historic American Landscapes Survey, creator
Davidson, H. F.
Wood, Pete
Davidson, Allan
Caplin, Joe
William, Murray
Hoy, John R.
O'Connor, Richard, Chief, Heritage Documentation Programs
Dolinsky, Paul D, Chief, Historic American Landscapes Survey
Neal, Darwina, Chief, Cultural Resources, NPS National Capital Region
Location
Triangle, 38.54679, -77.33665
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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