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The Museum of Edgar Allan Poe

A massive hackberry tree looms over the Enchanted Garden of the Edgar Allan Poe Museum. Taking its design from Poe’s poem “To One in Paradise,” the Enchanted Garden was planted in 1921 as a memorial to the American poet and short story writer.

Alvin C. York State Historic Park

Alvin Cullum York, known also by his rank, Sergeant York, is one of the most celebrated soldiers in American history. York received the Medal of Honor for leading an attack on a German machine gun nest during WWII, taking 32 machine guns, killing 20 German soldiers, and capturing 132 German soldiers.

Warm Springs – Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Little White House

In 1932, after winning the presidency for the first time, Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered a six-room Georgia pine house to be built on his property in Warm Springs, GA. This house was his retreat throughout his presidency and became known as the Little White House. During FDR’s presidency and the Great Depression, he developed many New Deal Programs based upon his experiences in this small town. Our FDR hickory grew from a tree that stands on the property of the Little White House in Warm Springs.

Helen Keller Birthplace Foundation

The seeding was presented to "The Clearing" at Ivy Green by the Alabama Forestry Commission. The Moon Tree seedling, a loblolly pine, was planted in "The Clearing" in October, 1976.