Photograph
Durand Lynch Tree
| A tall oak with two main trunks frames the Civil War monument on the lawn of the Pepin County Courthouse. Removed in 1977, the tree was the site of the lynching of Ed Williams in 1881. |
| Image ID: | 127344 |
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| Creation Date: | 1962 |
| Creator Name: | Baehr, Melba |
| City: | Durand |
| County: | Pepin |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | R. Bruce Allison photographs, undated |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 7049.1.3 |
| Original Dimensions: | 8 x 10 inches |
| This image was published in Allison's 1982 book Wisconsin's Famous and Historic Trees, p. 46, and in the 2005 second edition of that book, retitled Every Root an Anchor, p. 36. |
| Trees |
| Central business districts |
| Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| Monuments |
| Outdoor photography |
| Sculpture |
| Commercial buildings |
| Lawns |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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