Made in Maine
Wood from a witness tree which grew by General Grant's headquarters during the end of the Civil War has been used to create collectible pens. A sycamore tree in front of General Grant's City Point headquarters during the siege of Petersburg, Va. was recently removed by the National Battlefield. The tree witnessed meetings between Grant and President Lincoln at the end of the Civil War. Lincoln left the shade of the sycamore on April 8, 1865 and returned to Washington D.C. He was shot only six days later. Disease and rot forced the removal of the historic tree.
The wood is being used to create refillable pens. The pens come with a history card which explains the importance of the wood used. “The pens offer an affordable way for Americans to own a piece of our own history” says president of the American Heritage Pens Stan Lucien.
American Heritage Pens produces a line of pens created from historic wood including the USS Constitution, Battleship North Carolina, USS Yorktown and many more. The pens always include the appropriate history card. The pens vary in price with most in the $30 to $60 range. The pens are refillable and handcrafted in Old Town, Maine.
“Our history sometimes seems remote, untouchable”
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