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Dueling Oak LbNA #68072

Owner:Silver Eagle Supporter Verified
Plant date:Jan 27, 2015
Location: Memory Gardens Cemetery
City:Edna
County:Jackson
State:Texas
Boxes:1
Found by: PI Joe
Last found:Apr 19, 2021
Status:FF
Last edited:Jan 27, 2015
*** Part of my Famous Trees Of TX Series ***
Terrain Difficulty: Easy (flat, 50 yards RT)
Recommended Ink: brown, black & green
Status: alive


Texans are fortunate to have such a rich and colorful historic heritage and trees which serve as witnesses to some of these historic events. Texas has also been blessed with trees famous for being the largest of their kind in America. "Famous Trees Of Texas" is a book written in 1970 by the Texas Forest Service that describes these trees, and this series will take you to some of them.


In 1837 on an open grassy spot near this giant live oak tree, two brigadier-generals of the Texan Army faced one another in a duel. The challenger was Felix Huston, a Kentuckian who had come from Mississippi to fight for the Texan cause. The challenged, Albert Sidney Johnston, was also a Kentuckian and an experienced military officer of high reputation. Both arrived too late for the battle of San Jacinto, but Huston soon succeeded General Rusk and Johnston became a colonel. However, after General Sam Houston had been elected president of the Republic, he nominated Colonel Johnston as senior Brigadier-general of the Army, reducing Huston's rank to junior Brigadier-general. This enraged Huston to the point he challenged Johnston to a duel, where he mortally shot him. The tree became known as the Dueling Oak and can be seen from the road, while the box can be found in Memory Gardens Of Edna Cemetery.

Directions:
From Hwy 59 go south on FM 234 about 3.5 miles to CR 318 and look for the Dueling Oak in the distance on the left. For the letterbox, go back to Hwy 59 and turn right for about 3.5 miles, then exit and turn left on N Navidad St. Go 0.3 mile and turn right on Buffalo St for about 0.3 mile to N Kleas St. Turn left into Memory Gardens Of Edna Cemetery and go right to where road bends left. Continue about 100 yards and park by Tompkins grave on the right.

Clues:
Walk behind grave about 20 steps to a large cedar tree. LB is within trunks 4 feet high under a rock and leaves. Please replace as described and be discreet.