Southwest Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Harriet B. Stowe Live Oak
Camp Milton Historic Preserve
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 11, 2019
1. Harriet B. Stowe Live Oak Marker
An important writer and abolitionist, Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote “Uncle Toms Cabin” in 1852. During the Reconstruction, Stowe and many other northerners came to Florida with dreams of turning the wild, subtropical state into a haven for newly freed slaves. She purchased a home and 30 acres of orange groves in Mandarin, near Jacksonville. The home, shaded by ancient trees, commanded a bluff overlooking the vast St. Johns River. The Harriet B. Stowe Live Oak is a centuries-old tree, loaded with Spanish moss and resurrection fern that sheltered the writers picturesque river home. The tree grew from a seed handpicked from the Harriet B. Stowe Live Oak.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas.
Location. 30° 20.086′ N, 81° 52.101′ W. Marker is in Jacksonville, Florida, in Duval County. It is in Southwest Jacksonville. It can be reached from Halsema Road North 0.4 miles Old Plank Road, on the right when traveling north. Located within the Camp Milton Historic
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Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s First Coast. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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 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: The Third Union Invasion (within shouting distance of this marker); Life Under Siege (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Tension Of War (about 400 feet away); Jefferson Davis Live Oak (about 500 feet away); The Harvey Farm (about 600 feet away); Stonewall Jackson Prayer Oak (about 800 feet away); Fort Fisher Live Oak (about 800 feet away); Lincolns Tomb White Oak (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.
Also see . . . Camp Milton Historic Preserve.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 11, 2019
2. Harriet B. Stowe Live Oak Marker
Internet Archive
3. Mrs. Harriet B. Stowe
From “Uncle Tom's Story of his Life” by Josiah Henson, 1876.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 360 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 20, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 3. submitted on November 26, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
