Old Evergreen Tree LbNA #68237
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Add Location| Owner: | Silver Eagle    |
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| Plant date: | Mar 26, 2015 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Lincoln |
| County: | Lee |
| State: | Texas |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | topcrop |
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| Last found: | Jan 31, 2016 |
| Status: | FFa |
| Last edited: | Mar 26, 2015 |
*** Part of my Famous Trees Of TX Series ***
Terrain Difficulty: Easy (flat, 20 yards RT)
Recommended Ink: brown & green
Status: alive
Texans are fortunate to have such a rich and colorful historic 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.
Near the town of Lincoln by FM 1624 stands a large live oak tree which marks the site of Evergreen, the earliest pioneer community in what is now Lee County. It has seen quite a bit of history starting with Louis de St. Denis, who in 1713 surveyed El Camino Real, later known as the San Antonio Road, and now State Highway 21. By 1836, Doctor J. M. Stockton had built an inn beside the historic oak and one of his more notable guests was General Sam Houston. In 1839, a new road (now FM 1624) was laid out to connect Houston with Austin and it became an important stagecoach and freight line route passing in front of the tree. In 1856, settlers laid off the townsite of Evergreen which included inns, well-stocked stores, and a schoolhouse located across the road from the Old Evergreen Tree as it became known. Eventually all the residents left and all that remains of the town is this old tree.
Directions:
From Hwy 290 at Giddings, go north on US 77 about 6 miles then left on FM 1624 for 0.6 mile to the Old Evergreen Tree on the right with historic marker in front. Park by the shed to the right of the tree.
Clues:
Walk to the tree and read the sign. Go around left side of tree to large root knob at base. Minibox is beneath it behind bark and covered with rock and leaves. Please rehide well.
Terrain Difficulty: Easy (flat, 20 yards RT)
Recommended Ink: brown & green
Status: alive
Texans are fortunate to have such a rich and colorful historic 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.
Near the town of Lincoln by FM 1624 stands a large live oak tree which marks the site of Evergreen, the earliest pioneer community in what is now Lee County. It has seen quite a bit of history starting with Louis de St. Denis, who in 1713 surveyed El Camino Real, later known as the San Antonio Road, and now State Highway 21. By 1836, Doctor J. M. Stockton had built an inn beside the historic oak and one of his more notable guests was General Sam Houston. In 1839, a new road (now FM 1624) was laid out to connect Houston with Austin and it became an important stagecoach and freight line route passing in front of the tree. In 1856, settlers laid off the townsite of Evergreen which included inns, well-stocked stores, and a schoolhouse located across the road from the Old Evergreen Tree as it became known. Eventually all the residents left and all that remains of the town is this old tree.
Directions:
From Hwy 290 at Giddings, go north on US 77 about 6 miles then left on FM 1624 for 0.6 mile to the Old Evergreen Tree on the right with historic marker in front. Park by the shed to the right of the tree.
Clues:
Walk to the tree and read the sign. Go around left side of tree to large root knob at base. Minibox is beneath it behind bark and covered with rock and leaves. Please rehide well.