The Pleasant Hill Academy Oak

The Pleasant Hill Academy Oak

The large white oak, Quercus alba, stands on the property once owned by the American Missionary Association (AMA) in Pleasant Hill, Cumberland County.  The Academy was established in 1884 to provide broad liberal arts education for rural youth, while also giving...
The Clinton 12 Witness Tree

The Clinton 12 Witness Tree

In August 1956, Clinton High School was integrated under the US. Supreme Court order, Bown vs. Board of Education and 12 brave black students walked down from Foley Hill to attend classes in the all-white school.  Suffering threats and harassment every day and under...
The Old Stagecoach Oak

The Old Stagecoach Oak

Standing as a witness to Hawkins County and East TN history, is the venerable White Oak, Quercus alba, of Browns Corner, Rogersville, TN. This oak is situated east of downtown Rogersville in a corner roadside park between Old Hwy 11 W and Hwy 70 E. A four-sided...
Pi Beta Phi Poplar

Pi Beta Phi Poplar

The Gatlinburg “Big Tree”, as it is known locally, was estimated to be 225 years old. Gatlinburg’s first settlers, the Ogle family, moved from South Carolina to Sevier County, Tennessee and eventually to the Gatlinburg location in 1803. This huge poplar predates their...
Morgan Tree of UT

Morgan Tree of UT

This large white oak sits on top of the famous “Indian Mound” on the UT Knoxville Agricultural Campus where thousands of agriculture majors have witnessed its location since around 1904. Following the passage of the Morrill Act in 1862 that established the Land Grant...