Dayhoff Soundtrack: Celebration of historic oak tree a recognition of Westminster's deep roots

Monday, April 28, 2014

Celebration of historic oak tree a recognition of Westminster's deep roots

The Westminster Sestercentennial Babylon Oak tree rings of
history Eagle Archives By Kevin E. Dayhoff, Sunday, April 27, 2014

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On Monday, April 28 at 6:30 p.m. Westminster will continue
the year-long commemoration of the community’s 250th anniversary and celebrate
Arbor Day on the historic grounds of Westminster City Hall at Emerald Hill on
Longwell Avenue.

Several weeks ago, just as spring was beginning to finally
appear, several city workers joined city arborist Eric Schlitzer to dig-up a
six-foot oak sapling growing under the huge historic white oak tree in front of
the Babylon-Shriver House at the corner of North and Willis Street in the front
yard of Evelyn Babylon, (my wife’s mother.)

The sapling was then moved down the street to the grounds of
Westminster City Hall. On Monday, the city will recognize the sapling as the
Westminster Sestercentennial Babylon Oak as part of the Westminster Tree
Commission’s annual Arbor Day celebration - as a portion of the city’s ‘tree
rings’ of history comes full circle back to City Hall…. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/westminster/ph-ce-eagle-archive-0427-20140428,0,1248236.story