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The Senator (tree)
The Senator was the biggest and oldest bald cypress〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Seminole County Big Tree Park )〕 tree in the world, located in Big Tree Park, Longwood, Florida. At the time of its demise, it was tall, with a trunk diameter of . The tree was thought to have been destroyed by a fire from a lightning strike, but it was later discovered that the fire was started by 26-year-old Sara Barnes.
==History==
The Seminoles and other Native American Indians who lived throughout Central Florida used this tree as a landmark. In the late 19th century, the tree attracted visitors even though much of the surrounding land was swamp; reaching the tree was done by leaping from log to log. A walkway was later constructed by the Works Progress Administration. In 1925, a hurricane destroyed the top of the tree, reducing its original height of to a height of .
The Senator was named for Florida State Senator Moses Overstreet, who donated the tree and surrounding land to Seminole County for a park in 1927. In 1929, former US President Calvin Coolidge reportedly visited The Senator and dedicated the site with a commemorative bronze plaque. A photo that was published of Coolidge and his wife near the tree was reported by the ''Orlando Sentinel'' to have been doctored.〔("The Senator cypress tree at Big Tree Park" ), OrlandoSentinel.com〕 The plaque and portions of an iron fence were stolen by vandals in 1945 and never recovered.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 The Senator - Florida's Big Tree )〕
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