144: The Tree that Owned Itself

January 05, 2021 00:04:42
144: The Tree that Owned Itself
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144: The Tree that Owned Itself

Jan 05 2021 | 00:04:42

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Trace Kerr Amy Barton

Show Notes

Col. William H Jackson had a favorite tree. So, somewhere around 1832, Colonel Jackson gave the white oak tree to itself (and the city of Athens, GA played along). As of this broadcast, that tree’s offspring still grows on the same spot. We have so many questions.

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