Wye Oak House and Wye Oak Former Site | tree, place with historical importance

USA / Maryland / Cordova /
 house, tree, place with historical importance
Wye Oak House:Built about 1720. Said to be the second oldest Public School in Talbot County. Restored by the Garden Clubs of Queen Anne’s and Talbot Counties in 1952.

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The Wye Oak was the honorary state tree of Maryland, and the largest white oak tree in the United States. It was believed to be over 460 years old at the time of its destruction during a severe thunderstorm on June 6, 2002, and measured 382 inch (970 cm) in circumference of the trunk, 96 feet (29 m) in height, with a crown spread of 119 feet (36 m). The largest white oak in the United States. Estimated to be 400 years old (1940). Deeded to the state of Maryland Sept. 20, 1939, and made a state park.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wye_Oak
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Coordinates:   38°56'21"N   76°4'50"W
This article was last modified 10 years ago