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James Madison Tree Marker

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Location: Between 24th and 25th Street on Madison Ave
Description: Plaque recessed into plinth
Materials: Bronze
Dimensions: H: 13" W: 18"
Dedicated: 1936
Foundry: General Bronze Co, Long Island City, NY
Donor: Fifth Avenue Association Inc.
Inscription: 1836 --- 1936 / THIS TREE / FROM THE VIRGINIA ESTATE / OF / FORMER
PRESIDENT JAMES MADISON / PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF NEW YORK / BY
THE / FIFTH AVENUE ASSOCIATION INC. / TO COMMEMORATE THE FIRST
CENTENNIAL / OF THE OPENING OF MADISON AVENUE/

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