King Square

Location: Kings Square, Prince and Newcastle Streets. Frank Vande Linde (1924-2024) served as chairman of the Brunswick Park and Tree Board for 10 years. He was quoted in the Brunswick News as saying, "we've got some of the most beautiful trees anywhere, but they are getting old." Under his leadership, the Tree Board began planting 50 live oak trees each year in the city. The 4 live oaks in Kings Square were the first trees he had planted. He was a forester for 39 years and embodied the proverb, "A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit."