Florida's Big Tree
BETWEEN SANFORD AND ORLANDO
ON U. S. HIGHWAY 17-92
Dedicated 1929 by Former
President Calvin Coolidge
Way back before Columbus discovered
America, yes, even before our saviour
was born, probably back in the days
of King Tut, 3500 years ago, a little
Cypress tree started reaching for the
sky and sending its roots into the
soil of central Florida. And through
all the years of Spanish, British and
American colonization stood this ma-
jestic Cypress, known as FLORIDA'S BIG
TREE: 125 Feet high, 47 Feet around
at the base, with a diameter of 172
Feet. It is Florida's principal rival
of Giant California Redwoods, sup-
posed to be the oldest and largest
tree of its kind in the United States,
and is now one of the most popular
sightseeing spots in FLORIDA.
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