Columbus Court Oak LbNA #67790
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Add Location| Owner: | Silver Eagle    |
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| Plant date: | Oct 18, 2014 |
| Location: | City Cemetery |
| City: | Columbus |
| County: | Colorado |
| State: | Texas |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | topcrop |
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| Last found: | Jan 31, 2016 |
| Status: | FFF |
| Last edited: | Nov 14, 2015 |
*** Part of my Famous Trees Of TX Series ***
Terrain Difficulty: Easy (flat, 100 yards RT)
Recommended Ink: brown
Status: alive
Texans are fortunate to have such a rich and colorful heritage and trees which serve as witnesses to some of these historic events. Texas has also been blessed with trees famous for being the largest of their kind in America. "Famous Trees Of Texas" is a book written in 1970 by the Texas Forest Service that describes these trees, and this series will take you to some of them.
In 1836, both Columbus and nearby San Felipe were burned rather than have them fall into the hands of the advancing Mexican Army. After Independence the settlers returned to rebuild, and while waiting for a courthouse to be built court was held under the shade of this tree. The first term of the Colorado County District Court was held in April of 1837, with Judge Robert McAlpin Williamson ("three-legged Willie") presiding and the tree became known as the Columbus Court Oak. Though the tree is now dead and the story is debated, its huge trunk is still worth visiting before finding this box in City Cemetery.
Directions:
From I10 go north on Business 71 then bear right on Milam Street to Hwy 90 (Walnut Street). Turn right and go 1 block to Travis Street and turn right. The Columbus Court Oak is in the middle of the street in a median. To get to the letterbox, go west on Walnut Street about 0.7 mile past the second largest Live Oak tree in Tx to Veterans Drive and turn left, then left into City Cemetery. Drive about 100 yards then bear left at Y jct and park under trees.
Clues:
Walk east to a large tree with limbs touching the ground. Continue past it about 20 steps to just before a chain-link fence around graves. Go left 28 steps to a large tree next to a low iron fence around graves. Minibox is between tree and fence under rocks and leaves directly behind grave of Harbert.
Terrain Difficulty: Easy (flat, 100 yards RT)
Recommended Ink: brown
Status: alive
Texans are fortunate to have such a rich and colorful heritage and trees which serve as witnesses to some of these historic events. Texas has also been blessed with trees famous for being the largest of their kind in America. "Famous Trees Of Texas" is a book written in 1970 by the Texas Forest Service that describes these trees, and this series will take you to some of them.
In 1836, both Columbus and nearby San Felipe were burned rather than have them fall into the hands of the advancing Mexican Army. After Independence the settlers returned to rebuild, and while waiting for a courthouse to be built court was held under the shade of this tree. The first term of the Colorado County District Court was held in April of 1837, with Judge Robert McAlpin Williamson ("three-legged Willie") presiding and the tree became known as the Columbus Court Oak. Though the tree is now dead and the story is debated, its huge trunk is still worth visiting before finding this box in City Cemetery.
Directions:
From I10 go north on Business 71 then bear right on Milam Street to Hwy 90 (Walnut Street). Turn right and go 1 block to Travis Street and turn right. The Columbus Court Oak is in the middle of the street in a median. To get to the letterbox, go west on Walnut Street about 0.7 mile past the second largest Live Oak tree in Tx to Veterans Drive and turn left, then left into City Cemetery. Drive about 100 yards then bear left at Y jct and park under trees.
Clues:
Walk east to a large tree with limbs touching the ground. Continue past it about 20 steps to just before a chain-link fence around graves. Go left 28 steps to a large tree next to a low iron fence around graves. Minibox is between tree and fence under rocks and leaves directly behind grave of Harbert.