Clockwise from top, signs of rot can be seen in a segment of the 300-year-old sycamore that was taken down yesterday. Lumberman gathered the pieces of the fallen tree. Audrey Butler of Brockton collected pieces of the tree. (Globe Staff Photos/ Jonathan Wiggs)

A witness to freedom takes a fall

By Megan Tench

Globe Staff / December 14, 2004

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BROCKTON-- A silent witness to American history, the 300-year-old sycamore tree once served as a marker for the Underground Railroad. (Full article: 841 words)