Witness Trees of Gainesville

Wait Five Minutes: The Floridian Podcast by waitfiveminutes

Apr 20, 202630:10Society & Culture

Off a quiet road, east of Gainesville, a trio of oak trees tell the stories of those who have passed beneath their branches: soldiers, governors, trains and us. Two hundred years of history unfold in the ghost town of Ro...

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