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Comment on A Comment on Oak Hammock Park by Nancy

Nancy — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 14:31:53 +0000

I’ve always been interested in the hoopla surrounding the Devil’s Tree. This one and the other one in the park that TC Palm did a video on. Yup, the gators are in the water, but for people like my husband and I, who enjoy geocaching, the word “trail” is up for interpretation. We have a tendency to look on critter trails, as well, trails. With such idiocy in mind, we carry big walking sticks in case we run into boar or snakes. We did just have a run in with a rattlesnake, but it was cold that day and he was sleepy – didn’t even have the energy to lift his big ol’ head into strike position. We slowly backed away and left him to doze.
With that said, the only things to worry about in the park at night are drunken teens and those who like to play with the devil. On one particular hike, early one Sunday morning, we came across a plastic rosary. I kept that one much to my husband’s chagrin.
With regard to the two trees – the local tree, the one that suffers the most damage, is a beautiful oak that needs to be gated off from idiots. When I talk about the tree I try to demystify it by pointing out some practical observations. The canal was completed in 1961. The tree is very close to the canal which is enjoyed by boat enthusiasts. Hanging and screaming girls are bound (no pun intended) to make enough noise to draw attention to the tree. Drunken idiots who believe that trees can’t be cut down are destroying one of the park’s oldest and most beautiful trees. It makes PSLers look like fools. It’s embarrassing. At the very least, if we educate the smart kids, they may help to decrease vandalism against the tree by the dumb ones.

Comment on A Helping Hand and Ear. by Lynn

Lynn — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:49:09 +0000

I would love to try to help resolve this gentleman’s dilemma.

Comment on The Historic Boston House by Grim

Grim — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:10:38 +0000

Not sure what is a lie? We can verify every fact we have posted on our site. As far as paranormal activity-the reports go back more than 50 yrs.

We have not conducted an investigation, so we can’t confirm or deny any of those reports, but I don’t think you can make a determination of paranormal activity by visiting a location once–from the outside. An investigation requires research, data collection, experimentation and examination.

Comment on The Historic Boston House by karisse

karisse — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:58:06 +0000

i went this halloween in i didnt see nothing its a lie i dont believe it

Comment on The Governor’s House (McCarty House) Early History by JIm Odell

JIm Odell — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:46:40 +0000

So sad another landmark in Fort Pierce goes the way of the carrier Pigeon.

Comment on A Comment on Oak Hammock Park by Richard

Richard — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:49:23 +0000

I assure you, I am totally familiar with the park, having constructed all the trails there in 2000 and worked there until the present. No predatory animals live there – alligators live in water, panthers number only in the 100′s far from there, and wild hogs are never seen. Neither do ghostly spirits inhabit the area. The so-called Devil tree is a construct of imagination,evolved over a lot of years of heresay and conjuring. Far better that visitors should enjoy one of the few biogems of nature left in PSL, and center their attention on God’s wonders.

Comment on Finding The Real Devil’s Tree by MelindaAparicio

MelindaAparicio — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:38:30 +0000

That’s what I’ve always said about the bathrooms!!! Ppl go there w/ the expectation of something scaring them or weird things happening. So they will take any little something & run w/ it. A friend of mine has started a FB group about the Devil’s Tree & our need to respect & protect it

Comment on Examining An Urban Legend by Lauren

Lauren — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 20:14:53 +0000

oh and the bathrooms are no longer available, im pretty sure…

Comment on Examining An Urban Legend by Lauren

Lauren — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 20:12:59 +0000

I have been hiking those trails many times. The first time my boyfriend and I went hiking there was after we had seen a story featuring the devil tree on tv around halloween. We went in with intentions of finding the tree. I’m not sure whether the creepy feelings we both felt were because of our preconceived notions, but it all seems very real every time. We were unaware of how the paths are in Oak Hammock, and it was late in the day when we started walking….I was sure we were lost, it was getting dark, and I was extremely creeped out, even though i knew there were houses nearby and i could hear children playing in those yards. The first time we found one of the trees, there was a bunch of weird weeds growing around the bottom and different colored broken glass. I dont remember if this particular tree was like this at the time, but now it has a large black patch of some type of “filler” or something, like it was put there to fill or cover something. We have also found the remnants of some sort of building – in the middle of the woods, off the path, there are cinder blocks and some other random materials that appear to have previously formed a structure (we almost stepped on a snake in there!). Also, near the canal is an old water heater (strange…who lugged an old water heater all the way to this location just to dump it? seems like a lot of work to me…just doesnt add up). There is a family of (3 i think) owls that live in those woods. if you are quietly hiking you can usually hear and/or see them. An old broken palm tree with numerous holes is home to a pileated woodpecker. Also have spotted a hawk living in there, and tons of cardinals. I love hiking in there, something about it just creeps me out a little but also piques my curiousity…and no matter how many times i’ve hiked it, at some point there is slight confusion and feelings of being lost….

Comment on A Comment on Oak Hammock Park by luna

luna — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 22:55:28 +0000

Hi Richard-

Great of you to read and comment, as we love having an involved audience. That said, I do have to wonder about the sensibility of your reply. For example, you stated, “There are no predatory animals in O.H. Park.” Perhaps you aren’t familiar with the region, or maybe you are unaware of the dangers that do in fact lurk in the park at night, but I can assure you, the last thing any late-night thrill seeker needs is an encounter with a wild hog, an alligator or even a coral snake.

You also point out that there are no ‘Devil trees,’ something I can refute with fact; whether you believe them to be paranormal or not is an entirely different matter than the nomenclature and lore so closely tied to trees with histories involving evil. Society has dictated that they be associated with the Devil—our group certainly didn’t name the tree.

Finally, as for your comment that, “All such things exist only in the minds of childish idiots,” I can only wonder what events in your life have left you with a mind closed off to the possibility of there being some hereto undocumented aspect of our reality. Science is still exploring amazing possibilities on a daily basis—the God particle, dimensional folds and dark matter to name a few. Researching locations such as the Devil’s Tree is no different than those forays into more traditional fields of science. On a personal note, I don’t believe humankind would progress very far if everyone believed those exploring the currently unexplained were simply childish minds. Thank goodness that is the exception to the rule, though, or we would still believe the Earth to be carried among the stars on the back of a giant turtle.