Wye Oak
The Wye Oak was the largest white oak tree in the United States and the State Tree of Maryland from 1941 until its demise in 2002. Wye Oak State Park preserves the site where the revered tree stood for more than 400 years in the town of Wye Mills, Talbot County, Maryland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: Largest known white oak in the United States
- Also known as: “WYE OAK SP” and “Wye Oak State Park”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wye Mill and Old Wye Church.
Wye Mill
Watermill
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The Wye Mill is the oldest continuously operated grist mill in the United States, located at Wye Mills, Queen Anne's County and Talbot County, Maryland, United States.
Old Wye Church
Church
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Old Wye Church is a historic Episcopal church at Wye Mills, Talbot County, Maryland. It is a one-story, gable-roofed, rectangular brick structure originally constructed in 1717–21.
Chesapeake College
College
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Chesapeake College is a public community college with its main campus in Wye Mills, Maryland, and a satellite campus in Cambridge. It was the first regional community college in the state and serves the five Mid-Shore counties: Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, and Talbot.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wye Mills and Queenstown.
Wye Mills
Hamlet
Wye Mills is an unincorporated community in Talbot County, Maryland, United States, located at an altitude of 20 feet. Wye Mills is located at the intersection of Maryland routes 404 and 662, just south of the Queen Anne's County border.
Queenstown
Village
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Queenstown is a town in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 664 at the 2010 census. Queenstown is situated 5 miles northwest of Wye Oak.
Wye Oak
- Categories: remarkable tree and recreation area
- Location: Talbot County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.9401° or 38° 56′ 24″ northLongitude
-76.08432° or 76° 5′ 4″ westElevation
43 feet (13 metres)Operator
Maryland Park ServiceOpen location code
87C5WWR8+27OpenStreetMap ID
way 314930093OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4374260Wikidata ID
Q37913738
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“Wye Oak” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “懷橡樹”
- French: “Wye Oak”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dolvin and Newtown Square.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wye Mills Post Office and Wye Mills United Methodist Church.
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