HISTORY

Welcome to Lamar, Texas

Home To One Of The Most Famous Live Oaks In The World.

Lamar, Texas is located in Aransas County at the north end of the Copano Bay Causeway on State Highway 35. Lamar was the first coastal town in the region when it was founded in 1839 and served as a major port until the Union Navy obliterated the town on February 11, 1864, during the Civil War. Lamar is home to Goose Island State Park, which is considered a bird watcher's paradise.

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Sights Around Lamar, Texas

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Big Tree

Big Tree is located in Goose Island State Park near Lamar, Texas. The Big Tree is believed to be at least 1,000 years old and one of the largest live oaks in the United States. With a circumference over 35 feet, a height over 45 feet, and a crown spread 90 feet across the Big Tree has survived at least 40 major hurricanes, numerous floods, droughts and wildfires, and the destruction of Lamar, Texas during the American Civil War.

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Goose Island Oak

Also known as The Big Tree, the Goose Island Oak in Lamar, Texas, is one of the world's biggest known live oak trees.

The Goose Island Oak has a trunk circumference of 35 ft, is over 45 ft tall, and its crown spreads over 90 ft! Its exact age is unknown.

Here's the view looking up from underneath the crown.

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