Jethro's Tree
Near this spot stood the ancient oak known as Jethro's Tree beneath which Major Simon Willard and his associates bought from the Indians the "6 myles of land square" ordered by the General Court for the plantation of Concord September 12, 1635.
1930 text, presented as a historical document.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDigital Commonwealth, Boston Public LibraryDigital Commonwealth, Boston Public LibraryDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesHistorical map archives, georeferenced via Allmaps
Marker data: Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission, 1930 (Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
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