On December 2, 1963, a 78-foot red spruce was cut at a farm at Turkeybone Mountain for the White House.
Learn more:
"White House Yule Tree is W. Va. Product"
(National Chrismas Tree)
"'Aunt' Mary Gave It, Ax Champ Felled It: Furnishing Tree for Capital Thrills Turkeybone Residents" (National Chrismas Tree)
Picture of the tree before cutting (National Chrismas Tree)
On This Day in West Virginia History: December