The Angel Oak tree is located on Johns Island, South Carolina and is estimated to be over 1,500 years old, making it one of the oldest living things east of the Mississippi River. It covers an area of 17,100 square feet and towers over 65 feet tall, providing shade to Johns Island for over 1,400 years. Records show the ownership of the Angel Oak tree and surrounding land dates back to 1717 when Abraham Wright received it as part of a land grant.
2. Description Its 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.
3. Location The Angel Oak is located on Johns Island, SC.
4. 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.
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