Washington-oak-hampton-sc1

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Description: English: The George Washington Oak, a live oak at the Hampton Plantation State Historic Site in Charleston County, South Carolina, USA. While entertaining President George Washington in 1791, the plantation's owner mentioned plans to remove this tree, but Washington suggested he keep it. A plaque at the base of the tree reads: GEORGE WASHINGTON OAK TREE SAVED BY HIM WHEN ON VISIT TO THIS PLANTATION IN 1791 THIS BICENTENNIAL MARKER PLACED BY REBECCA MOTTE CHAPTER, D.A.R. CHARLESTON, S.C. 1932. Date: 18 May 2010. Source: Own work. Author: Brian Stansberry.