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Show Famous Colonial Hall The trees on the front terrace of Carvel hall, at A innpolis, Md., are between be-tween 250 and 300 years old. They are ailanthus trees, the Chinese "tree of Heaven." No one seems to know how they happened to be planted on the front ;rrace of Carvel ball. They were brought from China In a sailing Bhlp considerably more than 200 years ago. The house In front of which they stand Is the Prince George street entrance of Carvel Hall hotel. It was built In 1764 by William Paca, one of tbe signers of the Declaration of Independence In-dependence and the third governor of Maryland. |