Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 153, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1915 — IS THE OLDEST TURKEY OAK [ARTICLE]

IS THE OLDEST TURKEY OAK

Historic Tree in Georgia Is 22*£ Feet in Circumference and Has Btood for 6Q Years. Atlanta, Ga.—ls the. old turkey oak tree that stands in front of the home of Mr. and Mr». M. L. Mobley, in Social Circle, Ga., could tell its age and history it would be Interesting, especially to the older persons living here, who have known the old tree so long. This tree is a species of oak known by some people as Spanish oak. In Virginia the tree abounds on the high lands and is called turkey oak or chestnut oak. George Garrett says when he was a boy, attending school here, he played marbles under its shade and sat under its limbs, that shaded the yard in front of the schoolhouse that stood about where Mr. Mobley's house now stands. It is 22% feet in circumference, and has stood for 60 years.