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Description
This beautiful Elm tree that once graced Dunstan Landing Road in Scarborough was known as the King Elm. It was on the property of the King family. It was lost to Dutch elm disease in 1960, despite every effort to save it. At the time the tree was removed it was six feet across and estimated to be 300 years old.
The millstone in the foreground honors William King, Maine's first governor.
About This Item
- Title: King Elm, Scarborough, ca. 1960
- Creator: Rodney Laughton
- Creation Date: circa 1960
- Subject Date: circa 1960
- Location: Dunstan Landing, Scarborough, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Slide, transparency
- Object Type: Image
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- King, William, 1768-1852--Commemoration
- Dutch elm disease--Maine--Scarborough
- American elm--Maine--Scarborough
- Trees--Maine--Scarborough
- Monuments--Maine--Scarborough
- Elms--Maine--Scarborough
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Scarborough Historical Society & MuseumPO Box 156, Scarborough, ME 04070-0156
(207) 885-9997
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