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/N THE FIRST DAY AFTER MEETING *OHNS COLLEAGUES
WE VISITED A PARK CALLED -C#ONNELL 3PRINGS WHERE
7ILLIAM -C#ONNELL IS REPUTED TO HAVE BEEN THE FIRST
SETTLER OF ,EXINGTON IN 5NUSUALLY THE PARK IS
LOCATED IN A ONCEINDUSTRIAL AREA OF THE CITY 7ITHIN
THE ACRE HA PARK MANY NATIVE TREES HAVE
BEEN PLANTED AND THERE IS ONE PARTICULARLY FINE VET
ERAN BUR OAK 1UERCUS MACROCARPA )NVASIVE SPE
CIES SUCH AS HONEYSUCKLE POISON IVY AND EUONYMUS
POSE A CHALLENGE TO THE NATIVE PLANTINGS
$AY 4WO INVOLVED A VISIT TO (IGH "RIDGE NEAR 7ILMORE
WHERE *OHN LIVES 4HIS WAS THE FIRST CANTILEVER BRIDGE IN
!MERICA WHEN IT WAS BUILT IN (IGH "RIDGE IS A LAND
MARK IN THE AREA BECAUSE OF ITS UNIQUE DESIGN BUT ALSO
FOR THE VIEW IT AFFORDS OF THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE AREA
INCLUDING THE +ENTUCKY 2IVER RUNNING UNDERNEATH IT
,ATER THAT DAY ) WENT TO +EENELAND 2ACECOURSE WITH
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