Waterloo Elm Waterloo Elm The Waterloo Elm was located just south west of the intersection of the sunken land and the Genappe–Brussels main road. It was the Duke of Wellington's command post for much of the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815). The tree was killed by souvenir hunters after the battle. It was felled in 1818 and made into furniture, including a chair, made by Thomas Chippendale, the younger, that was presented to George IV and remains in the British Royal Collection. One of the souvenir hunters was Sir Walter Scott. In 1824 for a commission by Scott, Joseph Angell, a
Waterloo, Montana Waterloo, Montana Waterloo is a one-road town (Waterloo Road) located on the northern edge of Madison County, Montana, United States, on the Jefferson River. Waterloo is equidistant between Whitehall, Montana and Twin Bridges, Montana. Abutting the Tobacco Root Mountains, Waterloo has an elevation of . The town of what was to become known as Waterloo was settled in 1864. The origin of its name is unclear, but one story posits that contention over the location of a post office to be built in the town was reminiscent of the Battle of Waterloo. The post office opened in the area in