Cherry Trees Planted in Washington, D.C.

	Progressive Era (1890-1913)

Cherry Trees Planted in Washington, D.C.

Portrait of First Lady Helen Herron Taft, 1909.

First Lady Helen Herron Taft championed the cherry tree cause in Washington, D.C.

CREDIT: "First Lady Helen Herron Taft." March 16, 1909. By Popular Demand: Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present, Library of Congress.

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