Oak tree older than United States comes down in Nebraska City

Black oak was survivor of oak savannah that grew along the Missouri River a century before Nebraska statehood

August 19, 2021Updated: August 23, 2021

By News Channel Nebraska

Oak tree older than United States
comes down in Nebraska City

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