The Daughters of the American Revolution have adopted the Osborne Boundary Oak as a community service project. At the March meeting, members of the Hugh Rogers Chapter DAR voted to assist the Bethel Rural Community Organization in raising funds for future maintenance of the Osborne Boundary Oak. The tree is of special interest to the chapter because it is a living witness to the Rutherford Trace march, which passed by the tree in 1776.

The tree recently received maintenance, and, in the process, several limbs were pruned.  One large section, too heavy to move, remained on the ground at the site. Dr. Doris Hammett, who has championed the cause of the tree for 35 years, secured approval from N.C. Department of Transportation to have the section cut up and used in fund-raising efforts to ...