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August Imgard - Christmas Tree (view source)
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* 1846 - First Christmas tree in Richmond, Virginia credited to August Bodeker, a druggist.
* 1846 - First Christmas tree in Richmond, Virginia credited to August Bodeker, a druggist.
* 1847 - First Christmas tree in [[Wooster, Ohio]], erected by August Imgard
* 1847 - First Christmas tree in [[Wooster, Ohio]], erected by August Imgard
Another article published by Elinor Taylor in the ''Wooster Daily Record'' stated, <ref> Taylor, Elinor. "Real First Christmas Tree Please Stand Up" ''The Daily Record'', Wednesday, December 17, 1969, p. 13 </ref> "No decorations were to be had, so the Imgard family set about to make their own. Some were cut from tin, including the bright star on the topmost branch. There were glass beads, strung for decorations."
==Newspaper articles==
==Newspaper articles==