Tree That Owns Itself

The Tree That Owns Itself is a white oak tree that, according to legend, has legal ownership of itself and of all land within eight feet of its base. Also known as the Jackson Oak, the tree is at the corner of South Finley and Dearing Streets in , , US.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …dates from 1832
  • Description: tree in Georgia
  • Address: South Finley Street, Athens, GA
  • Also known as
    “Jackson Oak”
    “Son of the Tree That Owns Itself”
    “The Tree That Owns Itself”

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Hill First Baptist Church and Sanford Stadium.
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Church
"is the oldest African American church in the community".
1,000 feet northwest of Tree That Owns Itself
Stadium
Dooley Field at is the on-campus…
3,300 feet southeast of Tree That Owns Itself
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Theater building
The , located in downtown…
1,700 feet northeast of Tree That Owns Itself

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dearing Street Historic District and Athens.
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Neighborhood
is a neighborhood.
Rob, CC BY 2.0.
is a vibrant college town of 127,000 people in the Classic Heartland region of .
Neighborhood
is a retail corridor and neighborhood…

Tree That Owns Itself

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Latitude
33.95504° or 33° 57′ 18″ north
Longitude
-83.38238° or 83° 22′ 57″ west
Open location code
865RXJ49+22
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2626985473
Open­Street­Map feature
historic = tree
Open­Street­Map feature
natural = tree
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism = attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1421130

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Tree That Owns Itself” goes by many names.
الشجرة التي تمتلك ذاتهاArabic
Ծառ, որը պատկանում է ինքն իրենArmenian
Jacksonův dubCzech
Strom, který vlastní sám sebeCzech
Tree That Owns ItselfDanish
l’arbre qui se possède lui-mêmeFrench
Tree That Owns ItselfFrench
Tree That Owns ItselfGerman
Fa, ami önmaga tulajdonaHungarian
The Tree That Owns ItselfNorwegian
The Tree That Owns ItselfNorwegian Bokmål
درخت جکسونPersian
درختی که دارنده خودش استPersian
درختی که مالک خودش استPersian
فرزند درختی که مالک خودش استPersian
Tree That Owns ItselfPortuguese
Дерево, которое принадлежит самому себеRussian
El árbol que se pertenece a sí mismoSpanish
Kendi kendinin sahibi olan ağaçTurkish
Cây Sở Hữu Chính MìnhVietnamese

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