Show march of progress t detours forest giant ya T 11 10 1 I 1 r A 74 1 Y W A KE N V engineers surveying northern jefferson county N V for approaches to the new thousand islands international bridge near watertown were almost forced to remove this giant cottonwood tree for which clinton hodge seventy si D rail ball ninety one and lorenzo seventy tour four left to right have a sentimental attachment last survivors of a large group they pay their sixtieth springtime visit to the tree which has records since 1799 and measures 33 feet in circumference and rejoice that the march of progress has not been inexorable |