James Whitcomb Riley Tree Planting poem and correspondence
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Title:
James Whitcomb Riley Tree Planting poem and correspondence
Creator:
Pioneers of Miami Beach
Publication Date:
Language:
English

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849-1916
Tree planting
Poetry
Genre:
Correspondence
Spatial Coverage:
United States -- Florida -- Miami Beach
Coordinates:
25.791012 x -80.129968

Notes

Scope and Content:
August 23, 1951 Copy of typewritten letter from E. M. Hancock, President, Pioneers of Miami Beach, City Hall, to Mr. W. E. Robertson, 861 Avon Street, Akron, Ohio, regarding request for picture of the James Whitcomb Riley tree. This tree was planted by Mr. Riley himself in 1912. Copy of typewritten poem written on the occasion of the planting of a tree in the middle of Lincoln Road, near the corner of Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, 1912. The poem reads: The PLANTING OF A TREE / We plant this tree beside the sea / In trust that in the years to be / It yet may wave, thru' shine and showers / For other eyes as glad as ours. James Whitcomb Riley.

Record Information

Source Institution:
City of Miami Beach
Holding Location:
City of Miami Beach
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Resource Identifier:
MB 1038
MB00001038