cooltone23
Sr. Member
Co-worker told me a story about Jean Lafitte having buried treasure near where we live. He told me there is an old, very old oak tree. Then I did a litlle research and found this. He told me the government tried digging but was denied by the owner. I don't know about that... if the government wanted to dig, they would. Have a crack at it guys. i will try and take a picture of the location. It is an awsome site!
http://www.texasescapes.com/DEPARTMENTS/Letters/LettersToEditorDecember2001.htm
Saturday, December 29, 2001
Here's something for future consideration in your tree section. There's a big live oak in Huffman (community west of Lake Houston, north of Crosby) that has some interesting history. The tree is privately owned, but sits right on the highway (FM 2100) just a few miles north of FM 1960. The elderly owner has an attractive home and keeps a wonderful yard, especially his mature azaleas that are a wonderful backdrop to the stately tree during the spring. There is some apocraphal legend surrounding the tree. Being that it is actually on one of the trails probably used from time to time by Jean Lafitte, legend has it that he buried some gold under its branches. The tree has been dated at better than 325 years old. Huffman is a community of some historical significance, but is hard to define as a town. There is an old town of Huffman, but it is really just a collection of subdivisions build first for weekend homes, and later as suburbs. Hence, the place kind of struggles for an identity. The big oak is the lasting, living symbol of Huffman. The weight of ice during a storm in 1996 or 1997 caused its huge trunk to split, but the owner had it repaired with some sort of plaster-like substance. The Crosby-Huffman Chamber of Commerce 281-328-6984 has some information on this, as does the Lake Houston Sun newspaper 281-452-0530. - J. Barnes, Humble
http://www.texasescapes.com/DEPARTMENTS/Letters/LettersToEditorDecember2001.htm
Saturday, December 29, 2001
Here's something for future consideration in your tree section. There's a big live oak in Huffman (community west of Lake Houston, north of Crosby) that has some interesting history. The tree is privately owned, but sits right on the highway (FM 2100) just a few miles north of FM 1960. The elderly owner has an attractive home and keeps a wonderful yard, especially his mature azaleas that are a wonderful backdrop to the stately tree during the spring. There is some apocraphal legend surrounding the tree. Being that it is actually on one of the trails probably used from time to time by Jean Lafitte, legend has it that he buried some gold under its branches. The tree has been dated at better than 325 years old. Huffman is a community of some historical significance, but is hard to define as a town. There is an old town of Huffman, but it is really just a collection of subdivisions build first for weekend homes, and later as suburbs. Hence, the place kind of struggles for an identity. The big oak is the lasting, living symbol of Huffman. The weight of ice during a storm in 1996 or 1997 caused its huge trunk to split, but the owner had it repaired with some sort of plaster-like substance. The Crosby-Huffman Chamber of Commerce 281-328-6984 has some information on this, as does the Lake Houston Sun newspaper 281-452-0530. - J. Barnes, Humble
