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Dartmouth's Old Pine

"LEST THE OLD TRADITIONS FAIL" 
THIS TABLET MARKS THE OLD PINE 
CONTEMPORARY WITH THE LIFE OF THE COLLEGE 
AND GUARDIAN OF ITS TRADITIONS 
HAVING BEEN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING IN 1887 
AND BY A WHIRLWIND IN 1892 IT WAS 
CUT DOWN IN 1895 REPLACED IN 1912

The Old Pine/Lone Pine, part of Dartmouth life/culture for generations. More info: http://ask.dartmouth.edu/categories/stulife/26.html 




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