Abandoned Farm Equipment in the Root Glen, Edited Version, Clinton, New York, USA, 2015

The Root Glen, on the grounds of Hamilton College in Clinton, NY, is named not for having a lot of roots (although it does due to the trees), but for Oren Root, a professor of Mathematics at Hamilton College who was the father of Elihu Root, who is usually the person more associated with the Glen.

Elihu Root, was a Senator for New York (1909-1915), United States Secretary of War (1899-1904), and United States Secretary of State (1905-1909). Eventually he also studied at Hamilton College, as did his son, also named Elihu Root.

According to this website:

www.hamilton.edu/arboretum/root-glen/root-glen-history

...the Glen is officially named after the Root family, who maintained it until 1971, when it was fully transferred to Hamilton College