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Adair County has a link at birthplace of Abraham Lincoln Seeing picture of Chestnut tree in Adair County on information sign entitled "Encore for a Threatened Giant," reminds wrier of his grandfather, Dellous Loy, would first told him about tree. Now he will plant seedlings, to help bring them back By Chris Bennett Sunday, I was driving back from Elizabethtown and I decided that I would make a quick stop at Lincoln's birthplace. It had been at least 25 years since my last visit, so I figured they would have some new exhibits and a movie now. To my surprise, I found a new information sign about the American Chestnut. "Low and Behold" there was a photo of one of the last surviving Chestnut trees, that is located in Adair County. KY. I remember hearing about the tree a few years ago when it was in the local news. When I arrived at my home I did a quick Google search of "American Chestnut Society", and I found out that they are encouraging people to order seedlings from the trees that are still alive and have the blight. The hope is to find trees with immunity to the blight that will grow, saving the species. When I was young I spent time in the woods with my Grandfather, Dellous Loy. We hunted ginseng, dry-land fish, raspberries, and even a fur-bearing critter or two. In our outings we would pass a huge decaying tree and My Grandfather would say, "Look. There is a Chestnut tree". He told me many time about how all those magnificent trees died so many years ago. I think I will try to get a few of those seedling, and plant them in memory of my Grandfather. Those trees are a link to our past, although they are almost gone, we should not let them be forgotten. This story was posted on 2008-08-24 18:12:47
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