Herbert Hoover Commemorative – White Oak

Herbert Hoover smiles for the camera holding his dog's paws.
President Hoover and his prized Belgian police dog, King Tut.

Library of Congress

Quercus alba

December 21, 1931

United States Congressman Maurice H. Thatcher of Kentucky planted this white oak tree on the southern panel of the South Grounds as a commemorative tree for President Herbert C. Hoover on December 21, 1931. The tree also honors President Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865) and came from Lincoln’s birthplace, a farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky. His birthplace is now a National Park Service National Historic Site.

 
Abraham Lincoln seated for a portrait
Abraham Lincoln

Library of Congress

 
A large lollipop-shaped tree is backlit by the rising sun.
White Oak (2023)

NPS / Kelsey Graczyk

 

 

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