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Title
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Eleanor Roosevelt, Memorial Tree
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Commemorates
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Roosevelt, Eleanor
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Biographical Text
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Bronze rectangular plaque with gold text centered in bars of iron fence. Tree enclosed within fence.
The memorial tree is located in Greenbelt, MD. It was formally dedicated on November 2nd, 1968, along with an accompanying plaque. Both serve to memorialize Roosevelt and her contributions to the town.
In 2002 the tree was replaced with a Legacy White Ash Tree, replanted from the Roosevelt's Hyde Park home.
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Text
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WOMAN'S CLUB OF GREENBELT
ANNA ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
MEMORIAL TREE
FIRST LADY OF THE LAND - FIRST LADY OF THE WORLD
WIFE OF OUR 32ND PRESIDENT
FIRST CHAIRMAN OF THE U.N. COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
FROM THIS POINT SHE SURVEYED THE SIGHT AND SPURRED
THE WORK OF BUILDING GREENBELT - THE FIRST GARDEN
COMMUNITY IN THE LAND PLANNED FOR THE UPLIFT
AND UNFOLDING OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT.
HER CONTINUING INTEREST HELPED TO MAKE REAL THE
DREAM OF AN IDEAL COMMUNITY.
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Date Created
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1968-11-02
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Date Modified
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2002
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Type
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English
Display
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English
Signage
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Project Researcher
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O'Neill, Iris
