The Westminster Sestercentennial Babylon Oak to be dedicated April 28, 2014

By Kevin E. Dayhoff, Sunday, April 27, 2014, Sunday, April 27, 2014

Monday evening, April 28, 2014 at 6:30 Westminster will recognize the Babylon Sestercentennial Oak at Westminster City Hall

On Monday, April 28, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. Westminster will continue the year-long commemoration of the community’s 250th anniversary on the grounds of Westminster City Hall.

The city will recognize a sapling a six-foot oak sapling that was relocated from where it was growing under the huge historic white oak tree in front of the Babylon-Shriver House at the corner of North and Willis Street in the front yard of Evelyn Babylon …

The Monday evening ceremonies for the Westminster Sestercentennial Babylon Oak are part of the Westminster Tree Commission’s annual Arbor Day celebration - as a portion of the City of Westminster’s ‘tree rings’ of history comes full circle back to City Hall….

Several weeks ago, just as spring was beginning to finally appear, several city workers joined city arborist Eric Schlitzer to dig-up a six-foot oak sapling growing under the huge historic white oak tree in front of the Babylon-Shriver House at the corner of North and Willis Street in the front yard of Evelyn Babylon … For more information go to: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/westminster/ph-ce-eagle-archive-0427-20140428,0,1248236.story - The Westminster Sestercentennial Babylon Oak tree rings of history, Eagle Archives by Kevin E. Dayhoff, Sunday, April 27, 2014 or http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-westminster-sestercentennial.html

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