Woodturners of the Virginias member Starke Smith of Fishersville makes a cut into the fallen Jackson Prayer Tree. Local lore says that the oak tree near Weyers Cave was used by Civil War General Stonewall Jackson to pray under during the 1862 at the end of his Shenandoah Valley Campaign.
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Nathan Hawkes of Charlottesville counts the number of rings from a branch about 15 feet from the base of the of the fallen Jackson Prayer Tree Thursday morning. He counted 204 rings.
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Members of the Woodturners of the Virginias load cut pieces of the fallen Jackson Prayer Tree to haul away. The wood will be used to make items to sell and benefit veterans.
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(6/9/11) – (Weyers Cave)
Pete Johnson of Mount Jackson cuts the top of the Jackson Prayer Tree into manageable pieces to haul away the wood.
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Stonewall Jackson prayer tree before a summer thunderstorm blew down the historic oak tree.