Bur Oak

Historical marker location:

115 East Main Street, Council Grove, Kansas

( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 56) and 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.)

Marker installed: 1995

Quercus macrocarpa. Sprout Date 1694.

The town of Greensburg, Kansas was destroyed by an EF5 tornado in 2007, and has since rebuilt as a model "green town" using eco-friendly technologies and materials.