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Pioneer Oak |
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Henderson |
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Athens |
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http://www.9key.com/markers/marker_detail.asp?atlas_number=5213010372 |
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| Description |
Twin of a tree killed in Courthouse fire, 1886. Judge O. M. Roberts (later Governor of Texas) wrote Oct. 2, 1850, of old oak: "This court is held in woods near center of public square of Athens, under an oak which the public authorities are requested to preserve as a memorial of the habits of the early Texas." Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967
Marker is located on Hwy. 175 E, marker in the museum
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