<P> Following the British evacuation in 1776, patriots returning to Boston erected a liberty pole at the site . For many years the tree stump was used as a reference point by local citizens, similar to the Boston Stone . During an 1825 tour of Boston, the Marquis de Lafayette declared, "The world should never forget the spot where once stood Liberty Tree, so famous in your annals ." </P> <P> At the 1964 New York World's Fair a sculpture of the tree designed by Albert Surman was a featured exhibit in the New England Pavilion . When the Liberty Tree Mall was opened in 1972, the sculpture was installed at center court . </P> <P> In October 1966, the Boston Herald began running stories pointing out that the only commemoration of the Liberty Tree site was a grimy plaque, installed in the 1850s, on a building three stories above what is now the intersection of Essex and Washington Streets, a block east of the Boston Common . Reporter Ronald Kessler found that the plaque was covered with bird droppings and obscured by a Kemp's hamburger sign . Local guidebooks did not mention it . </P> <P> To call attention to how obscure the site had become, Kessler interviewed waitresses at the Essex Delicatessen below the plaque on Washington Street . None knew what the Liberty Tree was . "The Liberty Tree? That's a roast beef sandwich with a slice of Bermuda onion, Russian dressing, and a side of potato salad," said one waitress who had worked beneath the plaque for 20 years . </P>

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