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Three Mile Oak Collection

MSA SC 5998
Dates1777-1787
Mediumwood
RestrictionsRESTRICTED: Contact Department of Special Collections for access
StorageOR; 00/08/07/Shelf 8
Description
The Three Mile Oak is a tree stump from the 18th century. Presumably a white oak, about six feet in diameter, and originally located three miles from Annapolis in Parole, Anne Arundel County. The tree was struck by lightening, became hollow, was killed by fire, and finally blew down on May 22, 1909.

While on display outdoors for many years, the Three Mile Oak was exhibited with a plaque erected in 1967 by the Four Rivers Garden Club, Rotary of Annapolis, explaining its significance. At the site where the tree stood, a delegation is reported to have met George Washington en-route to Annapolis (then the U.S. capitol) to resign his commission on December 19, 1783.


Collection Inventory
Series 1: Three Mile Oak stump
Microfilm Inventory

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