Angel Oak TreeBy John & Jordan

Description

• It’s nature made.• The Angel Oak tree covers 17,100 square

feet of the island.• The Angel Oak Tree is 1,500 years old.• Towering over 65 feet high, the Angel oak

tree has been shaded John Island, SC, for over 1,400 years, and would have sprouted 1,000 years before Columbus’ arrival in the new world.

Location

• The Angel Oak is located on Johns Island, SC.

Fact

• Recording history traces the ownership of the live Oak and surrounded land, back in the year 1717 when Abraham Wright received it as a part of a small land grant.

• The Angel Oak is thought to be one of the oldest living things east of the Mississippi River.

Resources

• Image and information found online:http://www.sciway.net/photos/coast-sc/angel-oak/tree.html