This towering tree is estimated to be about 150 years old. While there has been much speculation about it's actual age, no bore test has been done out of concerns for the tree's health. It is very possible that this tree "witnessed" the trail of tears in 1837 and the Civil War battle of Cane Hill in 1862. The Washington County Forestry Service determined its Bigness Index as 330 points, just 30 pionts shy of the largest Bur Oak in the state, located in Madison County.
Please continue to stop 8. It is to the South then start heading to the next stop.