Long Beach in Harrison County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Friendship Oak

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 23, 2018

1. Friendship Oak Marker

Inscription. I was a sapling when Columbus sailed into the Caribbean and was fully grown by Napoleon's reign. I am now over five centuries old. I have sheltered Indians, pirates and college students. I am called Friendship Oak. Those who enter my shadow are supposed to remain friends through all their lifetime no matter where fate may-take them in after years. There is not an alumna of Gulf Park College who does not possess, tucked away some where among her keepsakes and treasures, a twig, a leaf or an acorn that came out of my heart. The stairs and platform allow me to invite visitors into my branches without disturbing my leafage. Welcome friends

Erected 2003 by Long Beach Historical Society and the University of Southern Mississippi.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Features.

Location. 30° 21.091′ N, 89° 8.167′ W. Marker is in Long Beach, Mississippi, in Harrison County. It is at the intersection of Avenue of the Oaks and Friendship Oak Circle, on the left when traveling east on Avenue of the Oaks. Located to right

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of Hardy Hall, on the Gulf Park campus of the University of Southern Mississippi. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Avenue of the Oaks, Long Beach MS 39560, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gulf Park College (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named "Friendship Oak" (within shouting distance of this marker); Administration Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bear Point Bayou (about 700 feet away); St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church (about 800 feet away); Early Long Beach (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named

The Friendship Oak image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 23, 2018

2. The Friendship Oak

Early Long Beach (approx. 0.4 miles away); Long Beach Presbyterian Church (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Long Beach.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article about the Friendship Oak. (Submitted on August 28, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 23, 2018

3. The Friendship Oak

Marker next to Hardy Hall (Administration building) with Oak on extreme right. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 23, 2018

4. Marker next to Hardy Hall (Administration building) with Oak on extreme right.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 462 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 28, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.