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Old Charter Oak. Hartford Conn.
A picket fence encloses a large tree and a white house in the distance. Printed on front of card: "Fell Aug. 21, 1856."
Charter Oak Chair and Original Connecticut Charter
A postcard with two images: the chair carved from the Charter Oak, which fell in 1856; and the Charter of 1662.
Charter Oak Tree, Hartford, Conn.
Legend has it that the Connecticut Charter of 1662 was hidden in the trunk of this tree in 1687. The tree was blown over in a storm in 1856.