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  • 317. Council Oak

    Orange wood and singled roof structure with stone footings and a concrete floor. Surrounded by green grass with a paved path leading to the structure and having a brown metal sign in front.
    Council Oak
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    Map of Council Grove, Council Oak

    Beneath this tree on August 10, 1825, US Commissioners and Chiefs of the Great and Little Osage tribes signed a treaty to establish the right-of-way for the Santa Fe Trail across Osage lands. It was at that time that Commissioner George Sibley named this site “Council Grove,” which became the name of the town later founded here. The tree was destroyed in a 1958 wind storm and its stump has been preserved in place.

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    The stump of a large tree protected by a metal fence under a roof structure.
    Remains of Council Oak
    Stone historical marker surrounded by grass along a pavement with interpretive signs.
    Daughters of the American Revolution Historical Marker