February 2001:
Replacement planted for Beloved Fig Tree
 A
group of volunteers bought and planted a 30-foot replacement for
the beloved fig tree at the foot of Government dock in January.
Mark Saunders and other plumbers set up a new water tap and a timer
to water the newcomer until it gets established. A small ceremony
was held.
The old stump had stood collecting memorials of conch shells and
flowers for a year since its demise in hurricane Floyd. Its 
arching branches had shaded innumerable public events, and its massive
trunk hosted the bulletin board that was the town's main center
of communication.
We look forward to many years of faithful service by its replacement.
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