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	Treaty Oak -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Treaty Oak is a once-majestic (Medium-sized evergreen native to eastern North America to the east coast of Mexico; often cultivated as shade tree for it wide-spreading crown; extremely hard tough durable wood once used in shipbuilding) Southern live oak in (Click link for more info and facts about Austin, Texas) Austin, Texas.
		According to an early Native American legend, Indian women would drink a potion made from the leaves of the oaks during the full moon to ensure that their men would be safe in battle.
		The tree is located in Treaty Oak Park, on Baylor Street between 5th and 6th Streets, just West of Lamar Boulevard.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/tr/treaty_oak.htm (502 words)

	City of Austin - Austin Parks and Recreation Department - Treaty Oak History
		It was a temple of worship for the Commanches and Tonkowas.
		The treaty was needed after Indians carried off and killed a small boy and girl found wandering by nearby Shoal Creek and in 1841 when the first county judge went past the grove in search of stray cattle and was killed by a Commanche war party.
		THE TREATY OAK'S FAME GROWS - As the Capitol of Texas developed into a burgeoning city, the members of the Council Oaks fell one by one, and by the 1920's the Treaty Oak itself was threatened.
	www.ci.austin.tx.us /treatyoak/hist1.htm (763 words)

	'Treaty Oak Park'
		Treaty Oak Park, as it's popularly known, is the park that surrounds "Treaty Oak".
		Treaty Oak is over two centuries old and its trunk is over 25 feet in circumference.
		Treaty Oak was given it's popular name by a journalist who was intent on saving it from developers.
	www.jaxfountain.com /Original/oak.htm (169 words)

	The Pell Treaty Oak by Blake A. Bell
		Pell’s successful negotiation of the treaty for the purchase of what came to be known as the “Lordshipp and Mannour of Pelham” had enormous implications for the dispute between the English and the Dutch over control of the area.
		Given the tradition and lore that surrounded the Treaty Oak, other odds and ends of the tree likely made their way into the hands of many locals and may to this day be gathering dust in the trunks and attics of Lower Westchester County.
		We will never know whether the oak that perished in 1906 was, in fact, the tree beneath which the famous treaty was signed.
	www.historicpelham.com /BellOakArticle.htm (1779 words)

	American Forests: Live Oak: The Ultimate Southerner
		A long-lived tree with a life measured in centuries, live oaks are native to the coastal South and can be seen growing in large yards, as specimen trees in parks, along streets, and overhanging the lanes of historic plantations.
		Describe a live oak, and you'll probably use the word "massive." The trees grow on short, thick trunks, reaching a height of 40 to 60 feet at maturity.
		Oak wilt is a systemic fungal disease that is spread mostly by insects such as beetles or borers, by man, or even by squirrels.
	www.americanforests.org /productsandpubs/magazine/archives/2003fall/inprofile.php (2280 words)

	Famous Trees
		Treaty Oak is by far the most famous tree in Austin.
		Treaty Oak in particular was revered by both the Commaches and Tonkowas.
		This live oak grove was the the spot at which settler Gideon White, who had a cabin nearby, was killed by Indians in 1842, when Texas was still an independent nation.
	www.austinexplorer.com /History/SiteDetails.asp?CompID=2 (1008 words)

	The Treaty Oak in Austin, Texas
		According to legend, this live oak stood as a witness to a treaty between Indians and the Anglo settlers.
		The tree had been one of many that were collectively known as "The Council Oaks".
		The Treaty Oak as it appeared in January 2002
	www.texasescapes.com /AustinTexas/TreatyOak/AustinTreatyOak.htm (396 words)

	Books : Thomas Pell and the Legend of the Pell Treaty Oak (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Thomas Pell and the Legend of the Pell Treaty Oak is a meticulously-researched and well-documented work about a seventeenth century swashbuckling soldier of fortune, Thomas Pell, and the legend of the 'Treaty Oak' that bore his name.
		Beneath that oak, on June 27, 1654, Pell acquired from local Native Americans the lands that became the Manor of Pelham.
		Thomas Pell and the Legend of the Pell Treaty Oak is an effort to part the mists and document the story in honor of the 350th anniversary celebration of Pelham, New York.
	www.arabiadirectory.com /B0002CDRGA/Thomas_Pell_and_the_Legend_of_the_Pell_Treaty_Oak.shtml (213 words)

	City of Austin - Austin Parks and Recreation Department: Treaty Oak Project
		The Treaty Oak tree is located on Baylor Street between 5th Street and 6th Street.
		Because of the Treaty Oak has a long and colorful history, the Treaty Oak Project began in 1991, about two years after the tree was poisoned.
		The small live oak next to it is a clone of the Treaty Oak.
	www.ci.austin.tx.us /treatyoak (158 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: TREATY OAK
		The Treaty Oak of Austin is located in a small city park on Baylor Avenue between Fifth and Sixth streets.
		According to legend, Indian women would drink a potion made from the leaves of the Treaty Oak during the full moon to ensure their men's zeal and safety in battle.
		In 1927 the Treaty Oak was admitted to the American Forestry Association Hall of Fame for Trees and declared the most perfect specimen of a North American tree.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/TT/tpt1.html (372 words)

	The Treaty Oak - Austin, TX, 78703 - Citysearch
		The Treaty Oak has stood against Texas heat and parching droughts for the last 500 years in what is now the West Fifth Street area of Austin.
		As the 20th century began, the Council Oaks began to fall prey to Austin's urban expansion, and by the '20s, the Treaty Oak was the last remaining tree; it was saved when it was added to the American Forestry Association's compilation of famous and historic U.S. trees.
		The Treaty Oak is nominated for best free attraction because its roots run deep in Texas' history.
	austin.citysearch.com /profile/11354471 (332 words)

	Treaty Oak Group 1.1.4
		Treaty Oak Group is a diversified, opportunistic real estate investment organization.
		Treaty Oak Group is making a difference in the Northeast Florida market with property acquisitions, asset & property management, construction management and leasing.
		Treaty Oak Group is interested in the acquisition of real estate that predominantly fall into three categories:
	www.treatyoakgroup.com (99 words)

	Treaty Oak marked site of 1783 land cession - Wednesday, 01/05/05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Nashville's once-famous Treaty Oak was actually an attraction in west Nashville, in what was then called Cherokee Park.
		A plaque placed at the tree in the early 1930s by the Daughters of the American Revolution said the treaty was negotiated by Robertson with the Chickasaw Indians through Chief Piomingo.
		By 1950, the oak had been struck by lightning, carved on by children and had lost half its leaves.
	www.tennessean.com /learn-nashville/archives/05/01/63675698.shtml?Element_ID=63675698 (680 words)

	metro.net \| Art Department - About Us: Art Department - Metrolink: Lynn Goodpasture
		In 1847, under the spreading green canopy of a massive Coast Oak tree, an historic conference was held between the Californios of the region and invading U.S. forces.
		The “Treaty Oak” was located in what was to become the City of Glendale.
		One side, or face, of the clock depicts the “Treaty Oak” (or the “Oak of Peace” as it is sometimes known), while the other face reflects a geometric configuration of time encircled by a wreath of oak leaves and acorns.
	www.mta.net /about_us/metroart/ma_mlnkglg.htm (334 words)

	Oak Island treaty hunt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This was an historic first day for exercising treaty rights on the island.
		Only, in those days he rowed out and back, and many considered the hunters violators, unlike today after the Voigt case and the new agreement have affirmed the treaty right to hunt on ceded territories.
		The treaty hunt is governed by the tribes’ off-reservation conservation codes that apply to the
	www.glifwc.org /pub/winter02/oak_island.htm (597 words)

	The Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It appears from a contemporary handwritten copy of the Treaty, however, that it was signed on June 27, 1654.
		On that date, Thomas Pell and a small band of Englishmen reportedly gathered beneath a giant oak tree along with a Siwanoy named Anhõõke, also said by some to be known as Wampage, and four other Siwanoy Indians who have been described as “sub-chieftains”.
		It was erected as a “safeguard against the depredations of relic hunters” who doubtless contributed in some measure to the rapid deterioration of the oak in 1903.
	www.bartowpellmansionmuseum.org /pages/350oaks.html (1512 words)

	UTD’s First Ceremonial Mace to be Fashioned From Wood of Austin’s Historic Treaty Oak Tree
		The mace will be fashioned from wood from the 600-year-old Treaty Oak Tree in Austin, beneath which Stephen F. Austin is reputed to have signed the first boundary agreement between Texas settlers and Native Americans.
		The once majestic tree is the sole survivor of what was known as the Council Oaks, a grove of 14 trees that, according to legend, served as a meeting place for Natives Americans in the Austin area.
		While the staff made from the Treaty Oak will represent the past, a wafer of metal taken from an instrument flown in space to be incorporated into the head of the mace will signify the future.
	www.utdallas.edu /news/archive/2005/mace.html (836 words)

	Texas Avenue Oak Tree Pens-Baytown, Texas
		Baytown's old oak tree, used as the official city logo, stands in the middle of Texas Avenue.
		An ancient oak tree, estimated to be at least 300 years old, perhaps as much as 1,000 year old, stands in the middle of Baytown's Texas Avenue.
		Years before the first white man left his footprint on the nearby ground, the tree was the centerpiece of a large grove of live oaks.
	www.kennspenns.com /pens/treesbaytown.html (369 words)

	American Forests: 1000 trees for Texas - Clippings - Brief Article
		Working with the Texas Forest Service and the city of Austin, AMERICAN FORESTS has collected acorns from the Treaty Oak, grown direct-descendant trees, and is offering these historic trees to citizens, communities, and corporations for planting.
		According to legend, this live oak stood as part of the "Council Oaks," two trees that witnessed a treaty between Indians and Anglo settlers.
		The Treaty Oak has survived searing summers, gusting winds, and the pressures of urban development and mankind.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1016/is_1_109/ai_100876674 (397 words)

	Treaty has bank charter in sights - 2003-07-14
		Treaty Oak Holdings has signed an agreement to purchase Texline-based Texline State Bank for an undisclosed amount, according to an emailed letter sent out to "Friends of Treaty Oak Financial" on July 7.
		The letter, signed by Terry Hamann, chairman and CEO of Treaty Oak, says the acquisition could be completed by Oct. 1, pending regulatory approvals.
		Treaty Oak would then move Texline's charter to Austin and rename the bank Treaty Oak Bank.
	www.bizjournals.com /austin/stories/2003/07/14/story3.html (604 words)

	TREATY OAK FINANCIAL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Treaty Oak Financial Services, based in Austin, Texas, is a single source provider of comprehensive financial services.
		Furthermore, we have established strategic alliances with a law firm, Ernstmeyer and Pietrantone, P.C. and a CPA firm, Hamann and Associates, P.C. to address the highly specialized tax and legal issues that are often a component of one's financial picture.
		At Treaty Oak Financial Services, we have mastered the game.
	www.treatyoakfinancial.com (261 words)

	Purchase Your Copy of Thomas Pell and the Legend of the Pell Treaty Oak.
		Beneath that oak, on June 27, 1654, Pell acquired from local Native Americans the lands that became the Manor of Pelham comprising much of today's northeastern Bronx and lower Westchester County.
		Memories have faded and the mists of time have obscured the story of Thomas Pell and the Pell Treaty Oak.
		Thomas Pell and the Legend of the Pell Treaty Oak may be purchased online directly from the online bookstore of the publisher, iUniverse.
	www.historicpelham.com /pellbook.htm (407 words)

	IgoUgo: Austin Attractions, Austin Festivals, Things To Do In Austin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Treaty Oak is a living symbol of history and is estimated to have been about 100 years old when Columbus first landed on North American shores.
		In 1927 the Treaty Oak was admitted to the Forestry Association Hall of Fame for Trees in Washington and declared the most perfect specimen of a North American tree.
		In 1999 all the Baby Treaty Oaks that were produced found homes in Texas and other states thereby ensuring its continuing legacy.
	www.igougo.com /planning/journalEntryActivity.asp?type=2&entryID=19195 (715 words)

	Welcome to the Tree Clinic
		Majestic live oaks contribute to the romance of the south, where they may be viewed gracing the front lawn of an antebellum mansion, or creating a mysterious veil over a bayou when draped with Spanish moss.
		Live oaks growing in a suitable environment reach 40-80 feet in height, and the canopy may spread to twice the height.
		Live oak is one of north America's relatively few broad-leaf trees that retain its green leaves year round just as most conifers keep their needles.
	treeclinic.com /info/featured (2361 words)

	Croton Point Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Just south of the family camping grounds and recreational vehicle sites is a monument that marks a peace treaty signed in 1645 between the Dutch and the Kitchiwank Indians, who were the point's first residents.
		The treaty was signed under a large white oak tree.
		One of the most magnificent vistas of the Hudson River can be seen from atop a hill created when a landfill in the park was permanently capped in 1995, and reclaimed as a passive recreation area.
	www.westchestergov.com /parks/brochures/CrtnPtNatmain.htm (863 words)

	Corsica - Treaty Oak,Berndtson - Low prices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Treaty Oak and Berndtson have written the very nice book "Corsica", a lof of excited readers have read this book.
		Treaty Oak Map Distributers is a very beautiful company.
		Treaty Oak Map Distributers has done a very pretty job.
	books.lowcost.us.com /item_33393238383535323938/Corsica.php (400 words)

	2002 TRC Manual Preschool - Texas State Library
		(Treaty Oak is 500 years old and is in Austin, Texas.
		Or, take the children outside to look at an oak tree and to collect acorns to take home and plant.
		Using the oak tree life cycle page at the end of this chapter, match the pictures with the cycles.
	www.tsl.state.tx.us /ld/projects/trc/2002/manual/preschool/texasplantlife.html (625 words)

	Brittany - Treaty Oak,Berndtson - Low prices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Treaty Oak and Berndtson have written the very nice book "Brittany", a lof of pleased readers have read this book.
		The name of the manufacturer is Treaty Oak Map Distributers.
		Treaty Oak Map Distributers has done a very nice job.
	books.lowcost.us.com /item_33393239383131313534/Brittany.php (410 words)

	Treaty Oak Bank
		When you come to Treaty Oak, you’ll immediately realize that you’ll never need to go any place else.
		Bring your child to Treaty Oak Bank where they can open an Acorn Account, designed for kids who are beginning to receive small amounts of money, such as an allowance or birthday presents.
		Even though they might just make occasional, small deposits - they’ll be able to learn about savings and watch their money grow.
	www.treatyoakbank.com (167 words)

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