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THE LONE PINE TREE
(Read at the Page Methodist Church on Mar. 9, 2008)
Here we are in March, spring is just
around the corner and hopefully winter is fading away. This is the time
we think about planting and new life. I think it is well to remember
one of the first trees planted in the Page Community. It came to be
known as the Lone Pine Tree. It was a cone bearing pine brought from
the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation near Chadron, by Mr. and Mrs. Dan
McMillan. It was planted on the hill approximately one and one half
miles south of Page on the east side of the road on the Duran Hunt Farm.
When it was planted, it was said to
be the only tree in this locality north of the Elkhorn River. A hole
was dug in the sand and carp were placed into the bottom of the hole
for fertilizer. The tree was carried to the spot in a lady’s apron.
As it grew taller it was watered constantly by the Hunt’s and
children played around it. Couples sat in the shade it provided and
looked out over the Page Community to the north. Later, when directions
were give to strangers outside the community, they were urged to make
it to the Lone Pine Tree and they would be welcomed and given water.
Dora Hunt married Roy Townsend in the
shade of this tree in 1900 and at least two graves were placed under
this tree. We think their graves are still there today.
When you drive out of town to the south,
look for the tall pine tree on the left side of the road and think about
all the history this tree has seen. It is one of the oldest living members
of this Page Community.
Have you considered planting a tree
with your children or grand children this spring?
Lyle Harvey
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