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Listen: The Assorted Selections ProgramFlorida's state tree planted on the Capitol grounds in memory of Governor McCarty - Tallahassee, Florida
Image Number
RC22547
Photographer
Dunn, Hamp(Henry Hampton), 1916-2002
Date
1960 (circa)
Rights
Collection
Reference collection
Geographic Term
Subject Term
Physical Description
1 photoprint - b&w - 7 x 5 in.
General Note
The Sabal palm (Sabal palmetto) was designated the State Tree by the 1953 Legislature, concluding some years of controversy. Fla. Stat. 15.031.
Accompanying note: "Sabal Palm planted on the Capitol grounds in memory of Governor Dan McCarty, who signed the bill naming the Sabal Palm the state tree."
Florida's state tree planted on the Capitol grounds in memory of Governor McCarty - Tallahassee, Florida
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