Pioneer Oak

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Pioneer Oak

Athens, TX, USA

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Historical Marker

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

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