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Clean Up Towering Pines (or Not)! A Newspaper Editorial |
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| WHEREAS the residents of Hammond, Connecticut, have enjoyed the beauty and quiet of the area commonly called “Towering Pines” since the town’s establishment in 1814; |
| WHEREAS “Towering Pines” has served these same residents of Hammond as an important educational resource; |
| WHEREAS “Towering Pines” has been recognized as ecologically significant by respected authorities; |
| WHEREAS on this day we celebrate not only our freedom as Americans but also those resources that renew us and thereby support our freedom; |
| WE, THE RESIDENTS OF HAMMOND, CONNECTICUT, HEREBY DECREE “Towering Pines” a wilderness preserve to be maintained by ourselves, and not to be changed or altered by human hands, excepting that work necessary to the maintenance of its health and continued value. |
| Signed: Jeannie Lewis, Mayor of Hammond, Connecticut Robert Fitzpatrick, Representative of the Hammond City Council July 4, 1968 |
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