Re: [at-l] The Tree of Yuks

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In a message dated 08/18/2000 10:38:55 PM EDT, lwbooher@halifax.com writes:

<< Yes, constitution oak, or whatever the name of that tree is that's on the
 back of the Connecticut quarter.  Leslie
  >>

It is "The Charter Oak".

Wildbill

Connecticut 

The Connecticut quarter, the last 50 State Quarters™ Program coin issued in 
1999, features "The Charter Oak": an integral part of Connecticut's heritage 
and existence. If not for the famed "Charter Oak", Connecticut - and this 
country in general - might be a very different place than it 
is today! 

On the night of October 31, 1687, Connecticut's Charter was put to a test. A 
British representative for King James II, challenged Connecticut's government 
structure and demanded its surrender. In the middle of the heated discussion, 
with the Charter on the table between the opposing parties, the candles were 
mysteriously snuffed out, darkening the room. When visibility was 
reestablished, the Connecticut 
Charter had vanished. Heroic Captain Joseph Wadsworth saved the Charter from 
the hands of the British and concealed it in the safest place he could find - 
in a majestic white oak. This famous tree, "The Charter Oak," finally fell 
during a great storm on August 21, 1856.
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