Liberty Tree Dedication Ceremony

Liberty Tree Dedication Ceremony

Join us at 6 p.m. for a brief dedication ceremony for Simsbury's Liberty Tree, an American Elm tree planted in the center circle of the Simsbury Historical Society's main lot at 10 Phelps Lane. 

The original Liberty Tree, an elm tree, became a symbol of the Revolution. It was planted in Boston in 1646. Before and during the Revolutionary War period, protesters assembled by the tree in defiance of British rule and taxation. Other cities and towns across the colonies soon started designating their own liberty trees as places for protesters to gather. Loyalists and British soldiers cut down Boston’s stately Liberty Tree in 1775 during the Seige of Boston. 

Today, cities and towns across the nation are planting liberty trees in recognition of our nation’s 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and to honor veterans of all conflicts since our nation’s founding. 

This activity and others are made possible with funding from individual donors and donated services from several local sponsors.