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• n  maple of eastern and central North America having three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and hard close-grained wood much used for cabinet work especially the curly-grained form; sap is chief source of maple syrup and maple sugar; many subspecies

• rock maple
• Acer saccharum

News & Articles

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• Lumber from near Flight 93 crash site heading to USS Somerset
  Symbolically, the 575 square feet of tongue-and-groove sugar maple represents the fortitude, compassion and commitment displayed by Somerset County, Pa. residents during the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
  July 10, 2013 - Stars and Stripes
• Area lumber heading to USS Somerset
  It looks like a nondescript stack of wood flooring. Symbolically, though, the 575 square feet of tongue-and-groove sugar maple represents the fortitude, compassion and commitment displayed by Somerset County residents during the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
  July 10, 2013 - The Tribune-Democrat