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Beck's Sugarbush

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Shirley and Alphonse Beck are dwarfed by this large Red Oak in Beck's Woods along North Pole Road, near the Theresa Station. The tree measures 12 feet in circumference, and is estimated to be 200 years old.

Date Created:
1986

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Date Created
1986

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Copyright Status
COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W0133DB
Legacy ID
WHi 104043

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