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A council was
held under this tree August 10, 1825, attended by three
U.S. Commissioners and the Osage Indians. The
resulting treaty gave Americans and Mexicans free
passage along the Santa Fe Trail through Osage territory
in return for $800. It was also at this time that
Council Grove got its name. The Council Oak was
part of a mile wide grove of trees that provided shelter
and wood for wagon repairs on the Santa Fe Trail.
Before it blew down during a windstorm in 1958, the oak
was approximately 70 feet high, and measured 16 feet
around.
NL - Site on the council Grove National Historic
Landmark District
NT - Listed on the National Historic Santa Fe Trail
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