In the shade of one of Jacksonville’s most iconic landmarks, a living piece of history is now connected to the story of America’s founding.
Jacksonville’s Treaty Oak, estimated to be at least 250 years old — and possibly as old as 400 — has officially been designated a National Liberty Tree.
It links the massive Southern Live Oak in Jessie Ball DuPont Park to one of the patriotic gathering places – trees that stood across the 13 original colonies during the American Revolution…