arrived at and left Cumberland over this great
highway. Braddock's grave waa one of the great
points of attraction on the road, and every day the
stages were stopped, in order that the passengers
might disembark for a few minutes to inspect the
place. The old oak tree, ten years since, fell a
victim to the imperious hand of time, and during the
prevalence of a storm was blown down, the trunk
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breaking off some feet from the ground, leaving only a stripped and shredded trunk to mark the sacred spot. The stump has now entirely disap- peared, and no mark of the old tree remains. In 1871 a party of gentlemen from England visited the place, and before leaving it they had it enclosed with a fence of boards securely built; and thus it remains to-day.
