Following the Shawshank Trail, from Mansfield Prison to Downed Oak and beyond

On: July 21, 2019

Designed by architect Levi Scofield, the Ohio State Reformatory replaces Shawshank Prison in Maine in the 1994 film “The Shawshank Redemption”. This is the first stop on the Shawshank Trail. (Lisa DeJong / The Plain Dealer) MANSFIELD, Ohio – The Path of Redemption runs through north-central Ohio, from Mansfield toRead More →

An obituary for the 600-year-old Great Salem Oak in Salem, New Jersey

By: Daphine R. Frink

On: July 4, 2019

In: Oak tree

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Last month, Salem Oak, New Jersey’s largest white oak, collapsed inside the Salem Friends Meeting compound. In his honor, reunion member Jessica Waddington wrote this beloved county emblem obituary. On Thursday, June 6 at around 6:00 p.m., the majestic Salem Oak laid down, having stood for about 600 years. SheRead More →

July 2019