Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2021.050.010 |
Object Name |
Booklet |
Scope & Content |
A small log book of trees on some of the city streets of Fitchburg in 1898. It was kept by Frank B. Kingsbury and is amazing in its detail. Kingsbury noted the variety of the trees which included Elm, Basswood, Horse Chestnut, and Maple. He also recorded the circumference of the tree, and mapped the exact location on street grids. He mapped trees on streets such as: Main St., Church, Hartwell, Adams, and Richards. As an example of the trees, there were four large elm trees noted along the sidewalk next to the buildings near the Circle St. side of the Upper Common. Two of the trees were over 7 ft. in circumference and another one was over 8 ft. around. The maps include locations for the Courthouse, the Unitarian Church, the Depot, the Derby House, Wachusett Bank, the Upper Common, and the Library. |
Catalog type |
Archive |
People |
Kingsbury, Frank B. |
Search Terms |
Maple Elm Tree Elm Maple Tree Horse Chestnut Horse Chestnut Tree Basswood Basswood Tree Depot Depot Square Monument Park Monument Square Derby House Court House library Upper Common Unitarian Church Street Map Tree planting trees |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Source |
Kingsbury, James |