First Tulips in Nation found at Fay Estate

It is believed the first American tulips in the nation appeared here in the Fay Estate.  In 1847, Richard Sullivan Fay, Esq., one of Lynn's noblest men, eminent agriculturist, merchant and manufacturer, occupied the land, changing the use of Mineral Spring Hotel to a Mansion. The Fay Estate was 500 acres located partly in Lynn, and partly in present day Peabody and Salem. 

Mr. Fay imported a vast variety of trees and plants from all parts of the world, and filled the empty meadows of the Fay Estate.  People once toured the arboretum estate to admire the foliage.  Signs of historic lore still remain through the land today.   A map of the flora is found here: www.springpondwoods.com/p/arboretum.html  The map will updated when more area is studied.

An article clipping from the Daily Item, written in 1952