Deep in the woods of Tyler County is The BoBo Tree.

The native Coushatta people, who originally inhabited western parts of Alabama and Georgia, were displaced around the time of the 1830s during the Trail of Tears and migrated westward into parts of Louisiana and Texas, where they settled and inhabited areas in the Big Thicket Forest and other parts of the new frontier. During later times, Sam Houston was known to have helped protect the Coushatta settlements during the years of Anglo expansion westward into Texas. The reservation of the Alabama-Coushatta people is located today in the area in and around the towns of Livingston and Woodville, Texas.

This tree, named The BoBo Tree, was named by those who discovered its existence, and it now stands as a testament to the people who traveled here some 150 to 200 years ago when it was first given its shape. The BoBo Tree has the classic directional marker tree shape used throughout the eastern United States, which pointed to spring-fed waters where game and other life would congregate. Its shape also helped travelers avoid getting lost in the forests when snow covered the ground. This tree points directly toward the headwaters of a spring located not far from it, which runs continually throughout the year and is not known to have dried up to this day. The species of The BoBo Tree has yet to be determined.