The Curious Case of the Tree That Owns Itself
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In the city of Athens, Georgia there exists a rather curious local landmark- a large white oak that is almost universally stated to own itself. Because of this, it is considered one of the more famous trees in the world. So how did this tree come to own itself and the land around it, and does the government agree with the general public’s sentiment that it legally does?
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Sources:
http://mentalfloss.com/article/68698/tree-owns-itself
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/02/26/tree-that-owns-itself/
https://www.jstor.org/stable/40578213
https://www.ajc.com/travel/see-the-georgia-tree-that-owns-itself/KyJICnuIu42y461oPfvG1L/
http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ugapressbks/pdfs/ugp9780820335322.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_alba
https://www.chesapeakebay.net/discover/field-guide/entry/white_oak
https://www.english.uga.edu/mcalexander-graduate-award-american-literature
https://qpublic.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx?AppID=630&LayerID=11199&PageTypeID=4&PageID=4601&Q=289047784&KeyValue=171A3+O001A
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Property_tax_in_the_United_States
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The Fruit That Tastes Like Chocolate Pudding, Is White Chocolate Actually Chocolate, and Much More
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What's the Difference Between a Pony and a Horse, and a Donkey and a Mule?
https://youtu.be/U5Jh-jBlNoM
In this video:
In the city of Athens, Georgia there exists a rather curious local landmark- a large white oak that is almost universally stated to own itself. Because of this, it is considered one of the more famous trees in the world. So how did this tree come to own itself and the land around it, and does the government agree with the general public’s sentiment that it legally does?
Want the text version?: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2020/02/the-curious-case-of-the-tree-that-owns-itself/
Sources:
http://mentalfloss.com/article/68698/tree-owns-itself
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/02/26/tree-that-owns-itself/
https://www.jstor.org/stable/40578213
https://www.ajc.com/travel/see-the-georgia-tree-that-owns-itself/KyJICnuIu42y461oPfvG1L/
http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ugapressbks/pdfs/ugp9780820335322.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_alba
https://www.chesapeakebay.net/discover/field-guide/entry/white_oak
https://www.english.uga.edu/mcalexander-graduate-award-american-literature
https://qpublic.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx?AppID=630&LayerID=11199&PageTypeID=4&PageID=4601&Q=289047784&KeyValue=171A3+O001A
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Property_tax_in_the_United_States
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