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	Julius Sterling Morton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Julius Sterling Morton (April 22, 1832 – April 27, 1902) was born in Adams, New York.
		Morton is a member of the Nebraska Hall of Fame.
		His family migrated west; Morton was raised in Detroit and attended the University of Michigan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Julius_Sterling_Morton

	J. Sterling Morton - 1887 Address - The National Arbor Day Foundation
		On April 22, 1885, J. Sterling Morton, founder of Arbor Day, spoke to the school children and townspeople of Nebraska City, Nebraska.
		Morton described the great world operations which maintain the oneness of nature in all its parts.
		So proceed the cycles of transmutation - inevitable as death, and wonderful and the mystery involved in eternity: change unceasing, but loss never, for frugal nature permits no waste, and, though her forms disintegrate and disappear, substance, mental and material, lives forever, defying decay with the smile of conscious and ineffable immortality.
	www.arborday.org /arborday/morton1887.html

	The District 201 Home Page
		The story of how the school got its name is persistent, but may be apocryphal: the family of Julius Sterling Morton, the Nebraska founder of Arbor Day, were looking for fitting memorials to their late father.
		By the school year 1903-04, the doors were opened to the first class of the newly named J. Sterling Morton High School.
		Morton had its beginnings in 1894 when the first pupils tramped across the undrained swampy prairie to the second floor of the red brick school house on Ogden Avenue.
	www.jsmortonhs.com /JSMHistory.html

	American President
		The son of a general store owner, Julius Sterling Morton was born in the village of Adams in Jefferson County, New York, in 1832.
		Morton suggested a public holiday in support of tree planting, which the Nebraska state legislature adopted in 1885 as April 22, Morton’s birthday.
		Morton spent the rest of his life supporting conservative political causes and writing a history of his native state.
	www.americanpresident.org /history/grovercleveland2/cabinet/secretaryofagriculture/JuliusSMorton/email.html

	Mission & History - The Morton Arboretum
		Joy Morton was the eldest of four sons of Julius Sterling Morton (1832-1902), originator of Arbor Day (1872) and Secretary of Agriculture under President Grover Cleveland.
		Sterling Morton established “Plant Trees” as the family motto, and Arbor Lodge, the family home at Nebraska City, Nebraska, is now a state park.
		When he was planning the Arboretum, Joy involved his son, Sterling, and his daughter, Jean, from the start.
	www.mortonarb.org /visitor_information/history_mission.htm

	J. Sterling Morton
		Julius Sterling Morton, noted politician and together with Robert Furnas the co-founder of Arbor Day, was born in New York state and educated in Michigan.
		Morton was elected president of the Nebraska State Historical Society in 1891 and was serving in that office at the time of his death on April 27, 1902 at Lake Forest, Illinois.
		Morton's statue stands in the National Hall of Fame in Washington, D.C. He was named to the Nebraska Hall of Agricultural Achievement in 1918.
	www.nde.state.ne.us /SS/notables/morton.html

	Crossville Chronicle
		Every state has its own date for Arbor Day, but it all started in Nebraska because of Julius Sterling Morton, but he used only the initial "J." He was born in the state of New York in 1832, but at two, his family moved to Monroe, MI.
		Sterling Morton, pioneer statesman and founder of Arbor Day, held many political offices during his lifetime including Secretary of Agriculture during President Grover Cleveland's second term.
		Morton used the newspaper to urge settlers to plant trees and orchards across the state.
	www.crossville-chronicle.com /Chronicle/Opinion/brushmorton.html

	Celebrate Arbor Day
		Julius Sterling Morton, the founder of Arbor Day, was born in upstate New York on April 22, 1832.
		On January 4, 1872, Morton, as a member of the Nebraska Board of Agriculture, appeared before this group to convince them of the wisdom of proclaiming the world’s first Arbor Day.
		Morton recalled the protection the forests gave to the land in the states where he had lived as a youth and so began the planting of trees and shrubs to prevent the loss of his valuable soil.
	www.dnr.state.md.us /forests/arborday.html

	EEK! - Happy Arbor Day
		Morton was a journalist and became editor of Nebraska's first newspaper.
		Morton promoted tree planting and care and also wrote and spoke about environmental stewardship (taking care of the earth) and how all of life is interrelated.
		Morton and his wife, Caroline, were among the pioneers moving into the Nebraska Territory in 1854.
	www.dnr.state.wi.us /org/caer/ce/eek/veg/arbor.htm

	Today in History: April 10
		The occasion fulfilled the dream of Julius Sterling Morton, a newspaper editor and former governor of the Nebraska Territory.
		Morton, an ardent proponent of forestation, lobbied for years for a holiday to encourage the planting of trees.
		In 1885, thirteen years after Arbor Day was first celebrated, Nebraskans changed the date to April 22 in honor of Morton's birthday.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/today/apr10.html

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		Julius Sterling Morton was a political leader, pioneer newspaperman, and ardent nature lover.
		When only twenty-four years old Morton was elected to the Territorial Legislature, and in 1858 he was appointed by President James Buchanan as Secretary of the Territory.
		Morton was a student of forestry and an active proponent of conservation and extension of forest resources.
	www.dep.state.pa.us /dep/PA_Env-Her/conservation_education/con_ed93.htm

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		He died in 93, during a disguised exile outside Rome, after refusing the office of governor of the Africa province.
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	Arbor Day
		It was the brainchild of Julius Sterling Morton (1832-1902), a Nebraska journalist and politician originally from Michigan.
		Morton's real opportunity, though, arrived when he became a member of Nebraska's state board of agriculture.
		Morton (photo, right) felt that Nebraska's landscape and economy would benefit from the wide-scale planting of trees.
	www.arbor-day.net

	Arbor Day in RI
		Morton was a journalist living in Nebraska with a very passionate belief.
		Morton's persistence on building and improving the earth through trees flooded the pages of Nebraska's first newspaper, Nebraska City News, which he edited, and they consumed his speeches.
		In 1893 Morton was appointed as U.S. secretary of agriculture by President Grover Cleveland
	riroads.com /archive/arborday.htm

	Arbor Day Cartoon & History by Brownielocks
		Julius Sterling Morton is said to be the "Father of Arbor Day." He was born on April 22, which is another reason why many combine Earth Day with Arbor Day.
		Julius Sterling Morton served as Secretary of Agriculture under President Grover Cleveland from 1893 to 1897.
		Julius, settled on the Nebraska plains, which were pretty treeless and was also editor of the "Nebraska News" newspaper at the time.
	www.brownielocks.com /arborday.html

	Arbor Day
		Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of Agriculture, that a day be set aside for the planting of trees.
		In January 1872, Morton proposed to the State Board of Agriculture that a tree planting holiday be observed in Nebraska on April 10, 1872.
		Morton and his wife Caroline quickly realized that trees, shrubs, and other plantings would make life easier and more pleasant in such an environment.
	www.nfs.unl.edu /ArborDay.htm

	Arbor Day History
		Julius Sterling Morton, the father of Arbor Day, said, "Other holidays repose upon the past; Arbor Day proposes for the future." These words, said 121 years ago, reflect the necessity of tree planting today.
		After Morton joined the state board of agriculture, he used the opportunity to propose a specific day to be set aside for tree planting.
		Just two years later it was made an annual event and in 1885 the Nebraska state legislature passed an act specifying April 22 (Morton's birthday) as the legal holiday Arbor Day.
	www.ipm.iastate.edu /ipm/hortnews/1993/4-28-1993/arbor.html

	Arbor Day
		Arbor Day was introduced in 1872 by Julius Sterling Morton in the state of Nebraska.
	www.mistupid.com /holidays/arborday.htm

	Arbor Day, J. Sterling Morton's Legacy of Trees
		Julius Sterling Morton was born April 22, 1832, the same April day that would one day be honored officially as Arbor Day.
		Sterling had a job waiting as a promising journalist on the territory's first newspaper, the Nebraska City News.
		In 1923, the Morton family donated Arbor Lodge and the rest of the property to the State of Nebraska.
	www.johnshepler.com /articles/arborday.html

	A Brief History of Arbor Day - The Morton Arboretum
		Born in New York in 1832, J. Sterling Morton moved with his family to Michigan when he was a toddler.
		The Board member presenting the resolution was Julius Sterling Morton, father of Joy Morton, The Morton Arboretum's founder.
		Morton was seeing it adopted so strongly by the schools.
	www.mortonarb.org /visitor_information/history_arborday.htm

	Bow View Farm - Christmas Trees and wreaths for sale
		Morton was known to be determined in his opinions, whether over Civil War politics or the planting of trees.
		While Morton was in Washington, D.C. serving the cabinet and while he was away throughout his formative political years running for governor of the state or other political office, his wife Caroline and his children maintained tree plantings around Arbor Lodge with diligence.
		Morton, who became editor of Nebraska's first newspaper and one of the best stump speakers among early politicians of the territory, proposed the idea of a special day dedicated to planting trees.
	www.bowviewfarm.com /trees_for_sale.shtml

	The Morton Arboretum
		Joy was the eldest son of Julius Sterling Morton (1832-1902).
		The Morton Arboretum is a world class, 1700-acre botanical garden of woody plants in Lisle, Illinois, 28 miles west of downtown Chicago.
		Upon Sterling's death in 1961, his daughter Suzette (Davidson) acceded, and served as Chair until 1977 when she selected the current Chair, Charles Haffner III.
	www.treelink.org /woodnotes/vol2/no1/morton.htm

	Morton Arboretum - Lisle, IL, 60532 - Citysearch
		Julius Sterling Morton (1832-1902), originator of Arbor Day and secretary of agriculture under President Grover Cleveland, had a passion for trees and horticultural science.
		That passion was passed on to his son, Joy Morton, founder of the Morton Salt Company.
		In 1921, the Morton family estate in Lisle was transformed into what today is the Arboretum's Thornhill Education Center, where visitors can literally stop and smell the roses at the Fragrance Garden.
	chicago.citysearch.com /profile/11399046?ulink=section_11+13+14+15+...

	Arbor Day History
		Pioneer Julius Sterling Morton, from Detroit, and his family settled in the Nebraska Plains in 1854.
		Nature enthusiasts, the Morton's noticed that their new surroundings lacked trees and plants, so they took it upon themselves to plant trees, flowers, and shrubs.
		Years later, Morton suggested that a day be set aside for the intent of planting trees.
	www.fireworks.com /holidays/arbor-day.asp

	Lycos 50 with Dean... Party this Weekend
		Arbor Day, which celebrates and promotes the planting of trees in neighborhoods, originated in Nebraska with a man by the name of Julius Sterling Morton.
		Morton's holiday got further credence when Morton was selected to serve as President Grover Cleveland's Secretary of Agriculture.
		Eventually, Morton's idea spread across the whole country and in 1970 President Richard Nixon proclaimed the last Friday in April as National Arbor Day.
	50.lycos.com /042905.asp

	Morton, Texas - links to government resources and information
		Julius Sterling Morton, Nebraska, Rudulph Evans, Hall of Columns, 1937.
		Morton wanted to savor Texas to the full, so a group of us, including Godbolt, took him to the Liberty Bar Grill in a nondescript part of town.
		Morton earned a bachelor of science degree and a master of public administration degree from Texas AandM University.
	www.us-news-watch.com /Texas/Morton.html

	AllRefer.com - Julius Sterling Morton (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Julius Sterling Morton 1832–1902, American cabinet officer, b.
		AllRefer.com - Julius Sterling Morton (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
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	Governor Frank Murkowski
		Julius Sterling Morton, a Nebraska journalist and politician originally from Michigan, first initiated Arbor Day.
		Julius felt Nebraska's economy and landscape would benefit from the wide-scale planting of trees.
		Nebraska used April 22nd to coincide with Morton's birthday.
	www.gov.state.ak.us /proclamations.php?id=70

	Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro - Beauty titlist to lead Arbor Day activities
		Julius Sterling Morton, a journalist and a politician, conceived and pioneered replanting of treeless and deforested area.
		From then on, Morton's idea went beyond Nebraska with other states proclaiming their own arbor days.
		It was observed in Nebraska last April 10, 1872.
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/cag/2004/06/25/feat/beauty.titlist.to.lead.arbor.day.activities.html

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