Welcome to Winter Fun 25/26!
Take a trip around the states with us and look at some weird and interesting Road Side Atractions!
- Nickname: The Peach State
- Statehood: 1788; 4th state
- Population (as of July 2015): 10,214,860
- Capital: Atlanta
- Biggest City: Atlanta
- Abbreviation: GA
- State bird: brown thrasher
- State flower: Cherokee rose
The Tree That Owns Itself
The “Tree That Owns Itself” is a famous white oak in Athens, Georgia, known for its unique history as possibly the only tree in the world to legally own itself and the land surrounding it. This unusual ownership is rooted in local folklore, dating back to the late 1800s when a man named Colonel William H. Jackson, who cherished the tree during his childhood, supposedly deeded the land to the tree itself to protect it from being cut down. While there is no official deed in government records, the people of Athens embraced the tale, and the city has informally respected the tree’s ownership ever since. Tragically, the original oak fell during a storm in 1942, but locals planted an acorn from the first tree in its place, allowing a successor, affectionately called “Son of the Tree That Owns Itself,” to carry on the legacy.
Road Side attractions usually have a GEOCACHE nearby. Find the one near by this one and enter the GC code into CERTITUDE
Cache Name:Your Vision
You can validate your puzzle solution with
certitude.