Yemassee in Jasper County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Southern Live Oak Tree
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, September 28, 2015
1. Southern Live Oak Tree Marker
Our large Live Oaks are approximately 250 years-old. We are caring for them with pruning and periodic feeding. The massive branches also support other plants:
Gray strands of hanging Spanish Moss (which is an epiphyte and not a paracite), and Resurrection Fern which grows along the tops of the main branches, and looks dead when dry - but comes green again after a rain.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Horticulture & Forestry.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 32° 37.904′ N, 80° 52.323′ W. Marker was in Yemassee, South Carolina, in Jasper County. It could be reached from the intersection of Low Country Lane and Kings Highway (U.S. 17). Located on the Visitors Center/Frampton Plantation House property under the Live Oak Tree. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 1 Low Country Lane, Yemassee SC 29945, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in the Lowcountry. It was also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location: African American Troops at Honey Hill (here, next to this marker); The Beginning (a few steps from this marker); Frampton Line (within shouting distance of this marker); Live Oak
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Another marker is no longer nearby. "The Frampton Line" (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . Frampton Plantation House. (Submitted on November 10, 2015.)
Additional commentary.
1. About the sign
At the time this profile was published, signs that did not interpret human history were included in the database. While this is no longer the case, this marker profile remains published for posterity.
— Submitted May 31, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, September 28, 2015
2. Southern Live Oak Tree
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, September 28, 2015
3. Southern Live Oak Tree & Frampton Plantation Visitor Center
Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2015, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,396 times since then and 58 times this year. Last updated on November 10, 2015, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 30, 2015, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
