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Peg Tree

Posted on: January 29th, 2025 in Heritage Tree Audio Tours, Heritage Tree Details |

Pseudotsuga menziesii – Douglas-fir

This tree was a meeting place for the early townspeople and Grange members of Oswego. A peg was driven into the tree for hanging a lantern to light these meetings. In 1852, before a proper building could be erected, Sunday school classes were held under the tree. The Peg Tree is the lone survivor of what was once a great row of Douglas-firs that lined the road to the furnace of the iron smelter.

Tree Facts

  • Approx. height: 90′
  • Age: Approx. 200 years
  • Circumference: 20′
  • Dedicated on: April 29, 2005
  • Crown: 55′

Audio Tour

Location: 141 Leonard Street, Lake Oswego