Local officials and community members got together Monday morning at the Visit Hopkinsville Visitors Center to plant a tulip poplar as part of the America 250 Liberty Tree Project. It is a statewide project dedicated to placing one tree in each of Kentucky’s 120 counties.
The project is a collaboration between the Kentucky Historical Society, the Kentucky Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Kentucky Division of Forestry. Organizers say the effort is designed to both honor the nation’s founding and create a lasting, living legacy tied to the semi-quincentennial celebration in 2026.
The Liberty Tree concept gets its inspiration from the American Revolution, when colonists gathered beneath designated trees to protest British rule and organize resistance efforts…