Charter Oak

E834086

historic tree symbol of Connecticut white oak

Charter Oak was a historic white oak tree in Hartford, Connecticut, famed in American colonial history as the hiding place of Connecticut’s royal charter in 1687.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Charter Oak tree	1
Treaty Elm	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic tree ⓘ symbol of Connecticut ⓘ white oak ⓘ
ageAtFelling	several centuries old ⓘ
approximateFellingYear	1856 ⓘ
associatedWith	Connecticut Charter ⓘ Connecticut Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ Fundamental Orders of Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ Governor Edmund Andros NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	Colonial United States history ⓘ History of Hartford, Connecticut ⓘ Individual oak trees ⓘ Symbols of Connecticut ⓘ
city	Hartford NERFINISHED ⓘ
commemoratedBy	Charter Oak Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ Charter Oak Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ monuments in Hartford ⓘ place names in Connecticut ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalSignificance	emblem of Connecticut identity ⓘ
depictedOn	Connecticut license plates ⓘ Connecticut state quarter NERFINISHED ⓘ Connecticut state seal NERFINISHED ⓘ
era	Colonial America NERFINISHED ⓘ
famedFor	association with colonial self-government ⓘ role in protecting Connecticut’s charter ⓘ
fellDuring	storm of 1856 ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation	symbol of American colonial resistance ⓘ
hasLegendStatus	semi-legendary historical tree ⓘ
heritageStatus	iconic tree of Connecticut history ⓘ
locatedIn	Connecticut ⓘ Hartford, Connecticut, United States ⓘ surface form: Hartford, Connecticut United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
materialRemains	wood used in furniture ⓘ wood used in memorial artifacts ⓘ
notableFor	great age ⓘ hollow trunk suitable for hiding objects ⓘ large size ⓘ
partOf	American colonial history ⓘ
significantEvent	Hiding of the Connecticut Charter NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantYear	1687 ⓘ
state	Connecticut ⓘ
symbolizes	Connecticut’s political freedom ⓘ colonial liberties ⓘ resistance to royal authority ⓘ
taxon	Quercus alba NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	hiding Connecticut’s royal charter ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Charter Oak Monument → commemorates → Charter Oak ⓘ

Charter Oak Monument → marksSiteOf → Charter Oak ⓘ

this entity surface form: Charter Oak tree

Charter Oak incident → hasSymbol → Charter Oak ⓘ

Treaty of Shackamaxon → hasSymbol → Charter Oak ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty Elm