0 United States of America State Boundary 300 KM 300 Miles The Grove of Titans Wishing Tree HIT THE ROAD POETRY FORM QUATRAIN Methuselah Rando Aspen Grove Sherman Petrified forest Come take an arbor road trip in search of sights TREE-mendous landmarks of the timber kind with stories quite stupendous We'll seek out trees superlative in height and size and age others famous for their role on history's grand stage We'll zigzag up steep mountainsides meander shore to shore and learn about these trees through verse Branch out and let's explore General
Arbor Day Oak -Moon Survivor Tree Tree Tree of Independence Boston Liberty Tree Cherry Blossoms Emancipation Oak Home Edison Banyan
SHADY HAVEN poetry form nonet With limbs spread wide in invitation this tree became a safe haven Men and women boys and girls flocked to its dappled shade Beneath breeze-kissed leaves they learned to read Slaves no more Hopeful Free
Location Hampton University Hampton Virginia Species Live Oak After the American Civil War erupted in 1861 hundreds of enslaved African Americans escaped to Fort Monroe a Union stronghold in Confederate Virginia Previously Virginia law prohibited slaves from receiving an education Mary Peake a free Black woman began teaching the runaways to read and write She held her first classes beneath an oak tree Although Mary died in 1862 her dream to educate her people continued In January 1863 President Abraham Lincoln issued his Emancipation Proclamation The Black community gathered around the oak to hear a reading of this proclamation It declared the freedom of all slaves held in Confederate territories After the war ended a college was founded near the tree to educate Black students The Emancipation Oak still stands on the campus of Hampton University as a reminder that all people deserve the freedom to learn EMANCIPATION OAK
