On Tuesday morning, the County lost one of its oldest landmarks to the march of time. The majestic Linden Oak sprouted in 1723 and eventually grew to 95 feet tall with a crown spanning 150 feet. But this week it came down.
The mighty oak predated Maryland as one of the original 13 colonies. It bore witness to many important events in the history of the county – the War of 1812, the construction of the C&O Canal, the Civil War and many other momentous changes. Its usable wood will be carved into a sculpture and available at the Urban Wood Sale in the fall.
Montgomery Parks Senior Urban Forester Colter Burkes summed it up, “By taking down the tree now, before it rots away completely, we are able to salvage some of the wood and turn it into something beautiful to memorialize its long existence.”
