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Angel Oak, #210 on the registry, is located on Johns Island, South Carolina.
Angel Oak is said to be 1400 years old and is one of the most visited oaks
in the United States.
At the time of registration some 50 years ago, it was 22 feet in girth.
Photo Courtesy of Rick Blatt of Folly Beach, South Carolina.
THE BEAUTIFUL OAKS OF CARVILLE
Located in the town of Carville, Louisiana, along the Great River Road
is the place known the world over as "Carville", the only place
of its kind in the continental United States. Built by the State of Louisiana
for leprosy patients in 1894 it is still a place where one can experience
the pain, joy and love that occurred there in the years of treatment and
research. It was staffed by doctors of the United States Public Health
Service and the nuns of the Daughters of Charity during its busiest days.
There are still patients living at Carville and USPHS staff caring for
them. A cemetery on the grounds tells the story of the lives of the people
who were stricken with the disease and who lived and died at Carville.
Great strides have been made in medical research of leprosy since the hospital
was opened in 1894 and it is no longer the incurable disease it once was.
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| #1-LOCKE BREAUX OAK, Named First President of the Live Oak Society in 1934.
Succumbed to air and ground water pollution in 1968.--- Taft, Louisiana |
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Coleen Perilloux Landry, Chairman of the Live Oak Society,
has furnished these wonderful photos for your viewing pleasure.....
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There is nothing more beautiful than
an ancient Live
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SEVEN SISTERS OAK -
#200-Lewisburg, Louisiana - Current President of the LOS since 1968
- This oak is also the National
Champion on the National Register of Big
Trees.
Copyright by Guy
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| Another View of this Majestic
Live Oak - Seven Sisters
Oak-Lewisburg, LA #200- - Current president of LOS - This oak is also the National
Champion on the National Register of Big Trees.
Copyright
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THE LAGARDE OAK- #2120
Luling, Louisiana
Third
Vice-President of the LOS |
MIDDLETON OAK- #1994
Charleston So. Carolina
First Vice President of the LOS |
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MARTHA WASHINGTON- #7
Fourth Vice-President of the
LOS
Audubon Park, New Orleans, Louisiana
Photo Courtesy of Patrick
M. Burke |
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SAINT JOHN CATHEDRAL OAK #65
Second
Vice-President of the LOS
Lafayette,
Louisiana |
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| OLD DICKORY-#4205-was saved
from destruction in 2003. In a campaign led by the Live Oak Society,
a Louisiana highway project was redesigned, a U. S. Army Corps of
Engineers' drainage project was restructured, and a land developer's
plan for a subdivision was revised. Never have so many agencies
worked together so completely in such a short time to save an
historic tree. Because of OLD DICKORY the Louisiana Department of
Transportation and Development has begun mapping the registered live
oaks to prevent future conflicts with roadways. Jefferson Parish is
also mapping the registered oaks and is now the trustee of OLD
DICKORY which was donated to the public trust by the land developer.
This is setting a precedent for other states who are studying
Louisiana's plan. --- Photo by Coleen Perilloux
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MARYLAND FARMS OAK - # 3653 - St. Gabriel, Louisiana -
girth 25' 6", spread 127'. Copyright photo by John S. Perilloux
Owned
by the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center, a maximum security prison
located several miles west of the cemetery, the area surrounding the
tree has become the resting place for inmates since 2001. In this
serene setting, sheltered by the spreading oak, may they rest in
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The
Abbot Paul Schaueble Oak - #2464 - St. Joseph's Abbey, St. Benedict,
LA - copyright photo of Guy Sternberg.
According to Br. Gabriel Rivet, on November 13, 1957,
at midnight a powerful storm went through St. Joseph's Abbey in
Covington, blowing out many of the windows in the church and
strewing the pipes in the massive pipe organ into the walls like
daggers. The mid section of the Abbot Paul Oak was wiped out and a
sizable split incurred. Fr. John LeBlanc, one of the Benedictine
monks, refused to cut the tree. Instead he secured it with bolts and
heavy braces and it still thrives today, depicting the true spirit
of resiliency of the live oak.
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| THE MONSIGNOR JEAN EYRAUD OAK - # 3054 - Reserve,
Louisiana was blessed by New Orleans Auxiliary Bishop Roger Morin.
With Bishop Morin is Coleen Perilloux Landry, Chairman of LOS. The
Tree is named for a French born priest who served as pastor at St.
Peter's Church for half a century. The Archdiocese of New Orleans is
seeking to have Msgr. Eyraud beatified for sainthood. The tree lives
in a corner of St. Peter's Cemetery.
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| NANNY'S OAK-# 4819 was named in honor of Lucille
Nelson Lewis in Carteret County, Marshallberg, North Carolina. The
tree has a girth of 17 feet 9 inches. History proves that at least
six generations of the Lewis family have played in and under this
oak. It served as a gathering place for friends and neighbors in the
evening and its branches held a large swing. During Mrs. Lucille
Nelson Lewis' funeral the pastor referred to Mrs. Lewis and the oak
as being a neighborhood landmarks. The oak tree belonged to Mrs.
Lewis' ancestors beginning in the
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| The curved allee' of live oaks at Afton Villa in St.
Francisville, Louisiana. is draped in Spanish moss. The magnificent
house that was on the grounds burned but Mrs. Gen Trimble has
established gardens among the ruins. ----- Photo by Patrick M. Burke
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ORMOND LIVE OAK-#737-21 feet in
girth-located at Ormond Boulevard and River Road in New Sarpy,
Louisiana. This oak was once part of the Ormond Plantation
established in the late 1700's.
PHOTO BY GUY
STERNBERG
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MISS ZOYA - # 4967 located in Napoleonville, Louisiana. A living memorial
to a wonderful lady. |
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THE JERRY LEE MARTIN LIVE OAK,
#4968, resides in Maringouin, Louisiana, and is a living memorial to
the young woman for whom it is named. It has a girth of 33 feet and
is one of the largest trees in the Live Oak
Society.
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Frank W. Burdette proposed to his wife
under "The Hospitality Oak", # 2335 in Long Beach, Mississippi in
2001. The tree has a girth of 25 feet.
Photo courtesy Mr. F
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"The tidal surge of Katrina destroyed
everything in its path at West End in New Orleans, restaurants, fishing
piers, and the marina with its millions of dollars of fishing boats and
sailboats. However, Katrina could not destroy the valiant live oaks at
West End, which is why the live oak is considered "the hurricane oak"
noted for its ability to withstand high winds and its ability to save and
protect people who climb into its branches during
hurricanes."
Photo by
Coleen Perilloux Landry
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The ancient live oaks of
City Park are putting on their new greens. There are over 1000 live
oaks in New Orleans City Park and 249 of them are registered with
the Live Oak Society. It is said to be the largest live oak grove in
the world.
Copyright
Photo by Coleen Perilloux
Landry
submitted March
2007 | |
