Jekyll Island in Glynn County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

McEvers Bayard Brown Oak

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, August 23, 2020

1. McEvers Bayard Brown Oak Marker

Inscription.

McEvers Bayard Brown Oak
Centenarian Tree recognized by the Live Oak Society of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.

This tree consists of a cluster of five trunks growing from the stump of a single live oak harvested between 1740 and 1840.

This multi-stemmed tree measures 51 feet in circumference. It is one of the nation’s largest live oaks.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Horticulture & Forestry. In addition, it is included in the Historic Trees series list.

Location. 31° 4.321′ N, 81° 25.592′ W. Marker is on Jekyll Island, Georgia, in Glynn County. It is on Riverside Drive 0.2 miles north of Plantation Road when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jekyll Island GA 31527, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain, on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles,

and on the Sea Islands.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic

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Region,

North America,

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 original Thirteen Colonies,

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: Confederate Battery (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); These Thirteen Live Oak Trees (approx. 0.6 miles away); Villa Ospo (approx. 0.6 miles away); Captain Clarks Cottage (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hollybourne Cottage (approx. 0.7 miles away); Solterra Dove Cote (approx. ¾ mile away); Villa Marianna (approx. ¾ mile away); The Active Life (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jekyll Island.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Taking Care of Family (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, August 23, 2020

2. McEvers Bayard Brown Oak Marker

McEvers Bayard Brown Oak image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, August 23, 2020

3. McEvers Bayard Brown Oak

Credits. This page was last revised on September 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 563 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 11, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.