Welch Tree - Goliad, TX
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linkys
N 28° 40.364 W 097° 23.606
14R E 656981 N 3172784
From tiny acorns, might oaks grow.
Waymark Code: WMF209
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/09/2012
Views: 7
The plaque on this oak tree in Goliad's Oak Hill Cemetery says it all.
"The remains of our
uncle were interred
here prior to 1900 with
three acorns placed on
his chest as was the
custom. His gravestone
and the rock wall
surrounding this space
have long since
disappeared.
Stones my crumble
over a century - names
and dates lost - but
from those tiny acorns
this giant oak tree has
grown to mark his
memory for the
generations of the
Welch Family in Goliad."
Location of the tree: Oak Hill Cemetery
Type of tree: Oak
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