Magnolia Acuminata
Commonly called “Cucumber Tree”
One legend says that Thomas Shore, the owner of Violet Bank, planted this tree from a slip given to him by Thomas Jefferson.
General Robert E. Lee was camped here on the morning of July 30, 1864 and heard the explosion of the Crater.
Marker can be reached from the intersection of Virginia Avenue and Arlington Avenue.
Courtesy hmdb.org
