{"id":29426,"date":"2014-12-03T16:02:48","date_gmt":"2014-12-03T22:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=29426"},"modified":"2014-12-03T16:02:48","modified_gmt":"2014-12-03T22:02:48","slug":"la-vernia-loses-historic-tree-famous-deaf-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2014\/12\/03\/la-vernia-loses-historic-tree-famous-deaf-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"La Vernia loses historic tree (Famous Deaf Smith)"},"content":{"rendered":"

La Vernia loses historic tree<\/strong><\/p>\n

Community & News \/ La Vernia News<\/p>\n

October 22, 2014<\/p>\n

Children across Texas have heard the story during history lessons, how Erastus \u201cDeaf\u201d Smith climbed a live oak tree in October 1835, spied on Mexican troops camped along the Cibolo Creek, and reported back to Stephen F. Austin\u2019s army of Texians. His efforts are recorded in our history books.<\/p>\n

But the famous tree he climbed to keep the Texas army safe has fallen — to the ravages of time and the prolonged Texas drought.<\/p>\n

The venerable live oak, long part of Texas lore and legend, has stood all through the decades on the Circle N Dairy property, owned by Mary Scull and her late husband, Ross, and originally owned by his grandparents.<\/p>\n

Mary\u2019s granddaughter, Theresa Morris Cass<\/span>, contacted the La Vernia News Oct. 20, with the sad news the tree had fallen.<\/p>\n

Though a large portion of the trunk remains upright, most of the tree — among the list of Famous Trees of Texas — gave up its fight this past weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cLosing this tree really makes me sad,\u201d said local amateur historian Shirley Grammer. \u201cFor the past 25 years, I have viewed this tree as a giant in our history, but delicate in structure.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLosing a tree like that lessens our connections to the state\u2019s history and our pre-history,\u201d said Chris Florence with the Texas Historical Commission. \u201cWe definitely view it as a loss.\u201d<\/p>\n

His thoughts mirrored those of Gretchen Riley with the Texas A&M Forest Service, which maintains the list of Famous Trees of Texas.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, so sorry,\u201d she said, when told of the tree\u2019s demise. \u201cWe knew it was feeling its age. The Deaf Smith Oak was one of the few remaining tangible connections to that exciting time in Texas history — the fight for Texas Independence. Famous Trees of Texas cross generations and connect us with our ancestors and the incredible times in which they lived. Being able to stand where our forefathers stood and touch the very tree they touched helps<\/span> bring history alive to current — and hopefully, future — generations. Texas A&M Forest Service<\/span> is saddened to hear of the loss of the Deaf Smith Oak; it is irreplaceable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elaine M. Stephens, president of the La Vernia Historical Association, said the tree lives on in a sapling planted by Master Gardener Iris Seale adjacent to the La Vernia Heritage Museum. The sapling was grown from an acorn from the Deaf Smith Oak tree.<\/p>\n

SOURCE:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.lavernianews.com\/article.php?id=1401&n=community-news-la-vernia-loses-historic-tree<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

La Vernia loses historic tree Community & News \/ La Vernia News October 22, 2014 Children across Texas have heard the story during history lessons, how Erastus \u201cDeaf\u201d Smith climbed a live oak tree in October 1835, spied on Mexican…<\/p>\n

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