Common Name: common pear
Scientific Name: Pyrus communis
Category: Historic tree
Comments: This is actually a nomination of two pear trees located near Melrose Caverns in Rockingham County. While the Confederate Army camped in the meadow and Melrose Caverns by the trees, General Freemont is said to have lost his clay pipe under these trees. The farm on which the trees lie is owned by a descendent of the Harrison Family, who founded Harrisonburg. (See: http://www.heritagecenter.com/Research/WPA/David%20Harrison%20Homestead.htm)
Nominator: Elizabeth Harrison Yancey
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County/City: Rockingham