It turns out the Wall Street Tree came from Central Nyack, as far as I can tell. The link tells the story. The Fassler’s were one of Central Nyack’s old families and I went to Hilltop Elementary with Debby Fassler. My brother, Larry, was always good friends with the Fassler family, especially the grandfather, who had lots of stories about the area.
I think I knew the tree. I’ll have to drive by the next time I go see my mother to see if there is a stump there.
Central Nyack was always Nyack proper’s poor relation. Growing up there, many of the roads were dirt or gravel. Some of the houses had outhouses instead of indoor plumbing. It has become popular now to leave off the “central” in order to be associated with the hoity-toid Nyack crowd.
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My name is Robert Fassler. My father William is the person that planted the tree. I still live on the farm the tree originated from with my wife and kids while my father lives in Carbondale Pa. He was very proud of his tree and we took a trip to the NYSE to take our own pics. My grandfather which you say your brother knew, died in 1968. He used to work on the Lamont estate with the elephants and has a picture or 2 in the book on the Lamont family. My father William is 82 years old now and likes to talk to anyone from yesteryear. If anyone would like to contact him about any history, please do so thru me by e-mail at [email protected]