How Presidents Make Memories.

PositionTrees planted by presidents in White House gardens - Brief Article

The White House is full of historic objects, such as paintings, sculptures, chairs, and desks. In addition, Presidents and First Ladies have planted more than 40 trees outside the White House to commemorate special occasions. This map of the White House grounds is missing some trees. Use the location details to add the missing trees. Mark each tree's location and number it. You will need to use the map scale, the compass rose, and the grid coordinates to figure out where each tree belongs.

  1. Mark the Southern Magnolia that Franklin Roosevelt planted in 1942 in square 5J, east of the White House.

  2. Roosevelt's tree matched a Southern Magnolia planted by Warren Harding in 1922. Mark this one north of Roosevelt's tree, in grid square 4J.

  3. Mark square 7G, south of the East Garden, where Ronald Reagan planted a Willow Oak in 1984.

  4. Mark the spot where Dwight Eisenhower planted a Northern Red Oak in 1959; it's in square 7H, 85.5 feet east of Reagan's Willow Oak.

  5. Mark grid square 11F, northeast of the fountain and 513 feet south of the White House, where First Lady Rosalynn Carter planted a Japanese Maple in 1978.

  6. Mark the spot 85.5 feet to the west of Rosalynn Carter's Japanese...

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