The Art Collection
Page School Class of 1957 25th Anniversary Tree
Text of the Plaque
U.S. Capitol Grounds
Memorial Tree
Ilex opaca
(American Holly)
planted for
25th Anniversary of the
Page School Class of 1957
June 12, 1982
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