At one point in time, between the years of 1853 to 1865, the old estate of Richard Sullivan Fay in Lynn, Peabody and Salem was a paradise of exotic trees and shrubs, where people roamed a romantic arboretum to view nature's beauty imported from all parts of the world. The foliage remaining today would be between 157-145 years old (or younger by offspring).
Richard Sullivan Fay, Esq., a Harvard graduate, was one of Lynn's noblest men, eminent agriculturist, merchant and manufacturer, who changed the use of the former Mineral Spring Hotel to a mansion, and filled the prairies and meadows of the former Clifford and Crowninshield farm with trees. The estate was 500 acres located partially in Lynn and Salem near Spring Pond. Today the areas of the old estate include the Neighborhood of the Fay Estate in Lynn, which carries it's name and the land of Camp Lion in Salem (including other parcels which were taken or bought off the camp in the past). These areas combined are nearly half of 500 acres. The estate also extended to Danvers Road.
From the clippings of old newspaper articles written in the 50's in the Daily Item, here is a list of some of the trees Mr. Richard S. Fay set into the New World. Let it be noted that he may of been responsible for bringing many of the foriegn foliage here first, in North America.
To renew this historic gem is one of our missions, and recreate an arboretum again. To help identify rare trees or report findings, email peace@springpondwoods.com
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