JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Through its twisting canopy, the Treaty Oak is older than Jacksonville and older than any building that surrounds it now. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe know [it\u2019s] 250 [years old] at least, and there\u2019s talk the Native Americans used it as a gathering place. It could easily be 400 years old,\u201d said Sons of the American Revolution, Jacksonville Chapter Registrar Chuck Salestrom. <\/p>\n
Members of the Sons of the American Revolution can track their lineage back to people who participated in the Revolution.<\/p>\n
The massive southern live oak tree has been designated a National Liberty Tree. Liberty Trees served as rallying points for patriots in all 13 original colonies during the American Revolution.<\/p>\n
The tree was nearly lost in the 1930s, but was saved after public outcry. <\/p>\n
\u201cJessie Ball duPont understood the significance,\u201d Salestrom said. \u201cShe got funding, and they were able to make this into a park.\u201d<\/p>\n
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