HISTORIC SCYTHE TREE ON A FARM BETWEEN WATERLOO AND GENEVA. N. Y. SCYTHE TREE FAR MI 92332
PUBLISHED BY WN. JUBB On a farm between Waterloo and Geneva, N. 1., stands this historic tree. The tree itself, a Balm of Gilead is one of the species rarely found in that section. In October, 1861, Wyman J. Johnson hung his scythe in this tree telling his mother he would leave it there until he returned, but he never returned, as he lies in an unmarked Southern grave. In 1918 the Schaffer Brothers enlisted in the World War, hanging their scythes beside one another in this tree. During the World War three flags were floating there. At the close of the War the Schaffer Brothers returned and today only one flag floats there, that for Tohnson. It has a height of 100 feet. The trunk measures over 15 feet in circumference with only six inches of John- son's scythe protruding. It is listed in the Hall of Fame at Washington, D. C, and stands today a living monument. The Women of Tyler J. Snyder Relief Corps, No. 76 Waterloo, N. Y. now keep the Stars and Stripes con- tinually floating over the scythe. 759 XAH POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE
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