Arbor Day had it start, post - Civil War, c.1875 during America's Gilded Age era. ~ "600 million plants were planted on the bare prairie by children, churches and Temperance groups". April 22nd, then became the official Arbor Day. (source: "Fabulous Century") ~~ {cwl} Arbour Day, Gilded Age, Spring Has Sprung, April Showers, Earth Day, Trees To Plant, Coloring Pages, Moose Art, Clip Art