The History of the Liberty Tree
Grand Lodge of PA Masonic Temple 1 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesAlthough few today know the story of the Liberty Tree, in the years leading up to the American Revolution, local patriots in each of the 13 colonials, who called themselves the “Sons of Liberty,” identified a large tree to be used as a meeting place. Where there was no suitable tree, a large pole was erected and appropriately called [...]