The black oak dates back to the 1700s, according to locals.
Historic black oak tree, utility poles fall across Chester County amid severe stormsA massive and historic black oak tree in Layton Park, West Caln Township, was no match for Mother Nature on Tuesday night when storms uprooted it, blocking a roadway.
A utility pole and street sign were taken down, and just yards away, another large tree -- albeit much smaller -- was also knocked over.Across Chester County, residents saw power outages and cleanup is expected to take days to weeks.Lenny and Patricia Smart had a huge tree uprooted in their backyard that fell smack on top of their roof. Fortunately, no one was hurt.Lenny said they're grateful no one was injured. Now, he has one thing on his mind.
"We're still doing the same stuff. The only thing is phones don't technically work, because it's connected to the internet but, it gets forwarded to my Dad's cell phone so I keep this in my hand because I can't hear anything with the generator," said Piero Locricchio with Iccara Pizza.But over in over in Tredyffrin Township, Paul Morton isn't as lucky. He's still waiting for his power to return.There are shelters set up for people who lost power.
"All of the wires are down on Montgomery Avenue. All of them," said Thomas Hadrick, who was staying at the shelter after his apartment building lost power.
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