heritage.site

Parson Smith Tree

Parson Smith Tree Parson Smith Tree - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The Parson Smith Tree is a historic tree in the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest in Okanogan County, Washington, located south of the Canada–US border. In 1886, prospector and trapper Alfred L. (Parson) Smith passed the tree during a trek through the wilderness. Smith stopped to carve the following poem into the tree: Read more on Wikipedia

Source: en.wikipedia.org