Liberty Tree

A treaty with the Susquehannocks was made here in 1652, George Washington visited St. John's College in 1791, and General Lafayette visited in 1824. Estimated to be over 600 years old, the tree was preserved from decay through the munificence of James T. Woodward of New York City. Before the American Revolution, large trees served as meeting sites where patriots protested British actions. After independence, Maryland's Liberty Tree, a mature Tulip Poplar, remained an important landmark for Annapolis and for St. John's College, which from 1929 held graduation in its shade. In September 1999, this last surviving Liberty Tree was fatally damaged by a hurricane. Through the munificence of the graduating class of 2007, a young tulip poplar replaced the original Liberty Tree in the hope that it too may stand and serve St. John's, Annapolis, Maryland, and the nation for generations to come.

Annapolis, Maryland · United States