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Angel Oak is an exceptionally large Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) located in Angel Oak Park on Johns Island near Charleston, South Carolina. The tree is estimated to be 400–500 years old. [1] It stands 66.5 ft (20 m) tall, measures 28 ft (8.5 m) in circumference, and produces shade that covers 17,200 square feet (1600 m 2).
The Liberty Tree (1646–1775) was a famous elm tree that stood in ... Rhode Island to Charleston, South Carolina, and the Tree of Liberty became a familiar symbol of ...
The oak tree was utilized from the late 1760s until 1780, when it was burned down by British troops following the Siege of Charleston. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was the site where news of the United States Declaration of Independence was announced to Charleston citizens in 1776.
This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in South Carolina is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. state of South Carolina. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Name
For this reason, the site was named one of the African American Historic Places in South Carolina in 2009. The historic district includes a 1936 Colonial Revival-style dwelling, and multiple significant landscape features, including an allée of southern live oak trees, believed to have been planted in 1743. [5] The site is open for public tours.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens (464 acres, 187.77 hectares) is a historic house with gardens located on the Ashley River at 3550 Ashley River Road west of Ashley, Charleston County, South Carolina. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is one of the oldest plantations in the South, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
According to the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization, the urban legend has had 57 reported ‘sightings’ in South Carolina since as far back as 1964. The most recent reports were in 2022. The ...
Ashley River Road (part of South Carolina Highway 61), which connects Middleton Place to Charleston to the southeast and the Legend Oaks area to the northwest, forms the historic district's western boundary. The plantation's south flanker and residence area sit atop a hill that rises just over 20 feet (6.1 m) above the river, allowing an ...