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Over the Garden Fence: Settlers planted the trees as 'coffin pines'The king of England made an effort to reserve trees of a particular height and girth for the ship building of his Royal Navy.
Colonists found many important uses for the exceptionally light and strong white pine wood. Ship masts were cut easily from the long, straight boles, and white pine shingles covered the rooftops.
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