Perhaps the most famous landmark in Thomasville, the Big Oak (Live Oak Quercus virginiana) is thought to be around 330 years old. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a frequent visitor to Thomas County’s hunting plantations and a photography buff himself, once had his driver stop at the tree while he made a picture from a neighboring front porch!
Georgia’s rivers remain the centers for recreation in most rural communities, yet industrial and agricultural polluters continue to wreak havoc on their fragile ecosystems. With an environmental protection division in the state that mirrors the “fox-in-the-henhouse” mentality, Georgia’s citizens must put more pressure on local legislators and businesses who have no interest in the health of these vital arteries. Join a riverkeeper or other environmental group if you’re serious about their preservation.
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