Powhatan Oak, Jamestown Exposition Grounds

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Stock #:1036046
Type: Postcard
Era: Divided Back
City: Jamestown
State: Virginia (VA)
County: James City
Publisher: The Concessionaire
Postmark: 1907
Postmark City: Fair Haven
Postmark State: VT
Stamp: 1c Benjamin Franklin
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
Publisher's Stock/Series #: No. 114
Recipient Address:Miss Agnes J Fish
Fair Haven, VT
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A large oak tree with a wide, spreading canopy, surrounded by other trees and vegetation. A path or roadway leads towards the tree. Text on back: 'Powhatan Oak, Jamestown Exposition Grounds. This grand old tree, by tradition handed down from generation to generation, is known to have been in existence at the time the colonists landed at Jamestown in 1607. It is declared by experts in forestry to be between three hundred and fifty years old. Write When You Can.'

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