Geez, just for fun I searched on Historic Oak Trees and found this site. One can imagine the confusion: "Hey, Tex, meet me at the Hangin' Oak." The cost of rope alone must have been staggering (although in one case the unfortunate hangees met their end via horse hair nooses that were braided on the spot - you just don't see that kind of resourcefulness any more).
This, however, is my favorite oak of them all. I'm not sure if it has enough names. And, of course, even this tree has a rope danglin' history (and worse): "The tree has allegedly been a hanging tree, a pirate's rendezvous, and even a ceremonial site for the cannibalistic Karankawa Indians."
In another life I would have been a history major, so of course the combination of oaks and history is as perfect and natural as, well, pepperoni and pizza!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment