The Charleston Death Oak: Charley's Initial Rebellion

This tree in Charleston once sheltered rebellious folks such as Sam Adams, known locally as Christopher Gadsden. Secret meetings were held under its gaze by William Johnson Sr, father of William Johnson Jr, who went on to be a Justice in the Supreme Court, in the 1760s. Overeager Loyalists, in their blind love for the British, burnt the tree in 1776, displaying their loyalty to the British crown. Following the Revolution, John Johnson carved cane heads from the tree's unyielding roots. Even Thomas Jefferson received one as a gift. In 1905, they placed a historical marker near Alexander Street, where the tree once stood.

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