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mates under the large majestic oak slill standing on the grounds of the St. Stanislaus Back School on Bookler Street, across from the Bay St. Louis Depot..
Just to give you an idea of the majesty of the live oaks in Bay St. Louis, walk a few blocks a’ 3 Main Si reel and view how many of (hose oaks still I'lourish.
What was this city like
when that oak tree on Citizen Street was just a sapling? Just think, what wc call the United States, was a still a nation of Native Americans.
What was Bay St. Louis like when my great-grandfather and his father arrived in Bay St. Louis in 1848, all the way from Cat Island, when he was just a lad?
Mow many of the live oaks around the city did my great-grandfather play games under, how many did my grandfather? 1 know my brothers and I played under several live oaks in our
Wave I a nd neighborhood that my father and his brothers and sister had played under as kids, too.
Since this area was a frequent visiting place of many Indians, what great Indian chiefs camped and held meetings under the live oaks that arc still here today?
This area is full of history and there is no question about our live oak trees, and the roles they have played in the lives of our forefathers and our lives. Wc need to protect every bit of history, and as historical markers, there arc not too many
around that compare to our native majestic live oak trees.
I realize I am a little windy here, but yon know something, I feel 1 could go on and on telling this story of our majestic live oak trees for hours and hours.
By the way. you can reach Shawn Prychitko, who resides with her husband in the Cedar Point area of Bay St. Louis, through the Hancock County	Historical
Society at 228-467-4090, to find out further information about the tree registrations.