WITNESS TREE MEDIA

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Exploring New York City

A collection of photographs, micro-documentaries, shorts and full-length documentaries exploring the lesser known history of New York City including this photograph from “Springs of New York City” that explores locations of the city’s last remaining natural springs like this one in Central Park.

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Road Trips

A collection of photographs, micro-documentaries, shorts and full-length documentaries exploring history outside of New York City including this photograph from “Camp Hale National Historic Landscape” that explores the high mountain military facility built to train troops from the famed 10th Mountain Division during World War II.

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What’s a Witness Tree?

Witness trees are living trees that have been witness to historic events. These silent historians are everywhere and can be found in some pretty unexpected places like this massive English Elm in New York City called The Dinosaur that General Washington stood under on the night of September 21, 1776 to watch while Manhattan was burned by the British Army during the American Revolution.

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