HomeMy WebLinkAbout15-004RESOLUTION NO. 15-004
A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE DEDICATION OF THE FIRST LIBERTY TREE
IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA BY THE FLORIDA SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
AT THE FORT PIERCE WOMEN'S CLUB ON JANUARY 24, 2015
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. The Liberty Tree (1646-1775) was a famous elm tree that stood in Boston, near Boston
Common, in the days before the American Revolution. The Tree was a rallying point for the
growing resistance to the rule of Britain over the American colonies.
2. In the years that followed, almost every American town had its own Liberty Tree - a living
symbol of popular support for individual liberty and resistance to tyranny. In some locales a
Liberty Pole, rather than a tree served the same political purpose.
3. When news of the Liberty Tree spread throughout the colonies, local patriots in each of the
13 colonies formed a Sons of Liberty group and identified a large tree or erected a pole to be used
as a meeting place. In those times, holding an unauthorized assembly was dangerous business
that carried threats of imprisonment of death. The casual appearance of a group chatting
beneath a tree was much safer.
4. The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) was organized on April
30, 1889. The SAR was conceived as a fraternal and civic society composed of lineal descendants
of the men who wintered at Valley Forge, signed the Declaration of Independence, fought in battles
of the American Revolution, served in the Continental Congress, or otherwise supported the cause
of American Independence.
5. The Fort Pierce Women's Club and the Fort Pierce Chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution both had their 1001h Anniversary in 2014 and for that reason, the Florida Sons
of the American Revolution (FLSSAR) feels it fitting that the first tree in St. Lucie County be in Fort
Pierce.
6. The FLSSAR will be dedicating the first "Liberty Tree" in St. Lucie County at the Fort Pierce
Women's Club on January 24, 2015.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby recognize the dedication of the first "Liberty Tree" in St. Lucie
County, Florida and encourages all citizens of St. Lucie County to join in the festivities on January
24, 2015.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 201h day of January, 2015.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCI CO NTY, F I
BY:
Chair
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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