United States, Georgia, Clarke County, 33.95117, -83.36733United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794Atlanta Journal-Constitution1936The Tree That Owns Itself is a white oak tree, widely assumed to have legal ownership of itself and of all land within eight feet (2.4 m) of its base. The tree, also called the Jackson Oak, is located at the corner of Finley and Dearing Streets in Athens, Georgia, USA. The original tree fell in 1942; a new tree was grown from one of its acorns and planted in the same location. -- Print was mounted to cardboard backing. Backing inscribed: "The tree that owns itself, photographed last summer, and in the insert, bare branches of the tree as they appear now. Athens, Ga., Sun Mag. Feb. 7, 1937." Print is heavily edited; the insert is mounted to the base photograph.image/jp2http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic ArchiveHistoric treesWhite oakTrees"Tree that owns itself," Athens, Georgia. Larger photo from 1936, smaller photo from 1937.StillImage