The Oglethorpe Oak

The Oak Under Which

Gen. Oglethorpe Camped

Height, 75 feet

Circumference: 360 feet

Trunk 15 ft 6 in Longest Limb 61 ft.

Average Length of Limbs 50 ft.

Covers 7,600 feet

Will Shelter 5,065 Men

Age Unknown

Measured in 1895

Marker can be reached from GA-99 (Adams Street) near US 17, on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Credits and Sources:

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