Cambridge waterfront: English elms to remain on old DGH site

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Posted 10/19/22

CAMBRIDGE – Landmark trees, sentimental favorites of town residents, will remain on the old Dorchester General Hospital site. The hospital has been torn down to make way for Cambridge Harbor.

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Cambridge waterfront: English elms to remain on old DGH site

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CAMBRIDGE – Landmark trees, sentimental favorites of town residents, will remain on the old Dorchester General Hospital site. The hospital has been torn down to make way for Cambridge Harbor.

Cambridge Waterfront Development Inc. has made arrangements for the two large English elms on Byrn Street to be pruned under the direction of a certified arborist, sometime this fall.

“We take great pride in having Maryland’s champion English elm and its companion at Cambridge Harbor,” CWDI Executive Director Matt Leonard said. “Their protection and preservation are being embedded in our long-term plans.”

CWDI also arranged for bricks salvaged from the Dorchester General Hospital to be available as mementos to those interested in having one as a keepsake. On the afternoon of Oct. 12, bricks were piled on the graveled lot near the intersection of Byrn and Hayward streets for anyone to take.

CWDI is a 501(c)3 nonprofit development corporation formed through a joint agreement of the city of Cambridge, Dorchester County and the state of Maryland. For more information about CWDI or Cambridge Harbor, contact Leonard at matt.leonard@cwdimd.org or 434-579-0374.

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