The Tree That Owns Itself

About

A white oak on a quiet residential corner that, by a deed first reported in 1890, legally owns itself and the ground within eight feet of its trunk, the gift of Colonel William H. Jackson who could not bear to see it cut down. The original tree fell in a 1942 windstorm at an estimated 400 years old, and the oak standing here now was grown from one of its own acorns and planted in 1946, so the city still recognizes its self-possession. A granite marker and a low chain-post fence set off the small plot it holds in its own name, an easy stop a few blocks off downtown.

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Getting there

277 South Finley Street, Athens, GA 30601