THE LANDOWNING LEAVES: The Legal Loophole That Made This Tree Its Own Boss
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THE LANDOWNING LEAVES: The Legal Loophole That Made This Tree Its Own Boss
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In the middle of a residential intersection in Athens, Georgia, lives a resident who doesn’t pay taxes, doesn’t have a job, and legally owns the ground they stand on.
The catch? It’s a white oak. In this episode of Weird Americana, we branch out into the legend of The Tree That Owns Itself. We’ll unpack the 19th-century story of Colonel William Jackson and the bizarre deed that purportedly granted this tree its own freedom and the land within eight feet of its trunk. Is it a legitimate legal anomaly, or just a masterful piece of Southern folklore that the city is too polite to challenge? We’ll also look at the "Son of the Tree That Owns Itself" and how a local community ensures this landmark remains its own master.
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