Point of interest
The Big Oak
13 locals recommend
Permanently closed
Location
124 E Monroe St
Thomasville, GA
Tips from locals
Thomasville - The Big Oak dates back to circa 1680, which makes it one of the oldest live oaks in the country. It's a big old oak tree in a pretty little park. It's old. Really old. The locals are quite proud of it. We loved it, nature at its best, we used our imagination to think of all the people over the centuries who might have stood here. There is now an oak cam mounted across the road on a traffic light in case you want your picture taken. stopped by to take a photograph of the tree on his way to the airport. Dwight Eisenhower, reportedly asked his driver to stop while he took a photograph. He then exited the vehicle, stood on the porch of Mrs. Rudolph Keyton, took his photograph and returned to his car.
Thomasville - The Big Oak dates back to circa 1680, which makes it one of the oldest live oaks in the country. It's a big old oak tree in a pretty little park. It's old. Really old. The locals are quite proud of it. We loved it, nature at its best, we used our imagination to think of all the peopl…
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