▁century . ▁ ▁Council ▁Gro ve ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁the ▁occasion ▁of ▁an ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁treat y ▁neg ot iation ▁between ▁the ▁Os age ▁Indians ▁and ▁the ▁US ▁Federal ▁government ▁which ▁guaranteed ▁the ▁Santa ▁Fe ▁car av ans ▁safe ▁passage ▁through ▁Os age ▁territory . ▁ ▁The ▁land mark ▁was ▁designated ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁Tre es ▁The ▁area ▁that ▁is ▁now ▁Council ▁Gro ve ▁was ▁a ▁natural ▁stopping ▁point ▁for ▁west ward ▁migr ants ▁on ▁the ▁Santa ▁Fe ▁Tra il , ▁since ▁it ▁had ▁pl ent iful ▁water , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁ade qu ate ▁source ▁of ▁l umber ▁( ne eded ▁for ▁maintenance ▁of ▁w ag ons ). ▁ ▁It ▁was , ▁however , ▁in ▁territory ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁Os age ▁people . ▁ ▁De leg ates ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁government ▁met ▁with ▁Os age ▁leaders , ▁and ▁signed ▁an ▁agreement ▁guarantee ing ▁safe ▁passage ▁through ▁Os age ▁territory ▁to ▁migr ants . ▁ ▁The ▁site ▁of ▁this ▁meeting ▁was ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁small ▁park ▁at ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁Council ▁Gro ve , ▁under ▁a ▁large ▁o ak ▁tree . ▁ ▁That ▁tree ▁was ▁fel led ▁by ▁a ▁storm ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁but ▁its ▁st ump ▁has ▁been ▁preserved ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁shelter ▁built ▁over ▁it , ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁principal ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁district . ▁ ▁A ▁second ▁tree , ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁side ▁of ▁East ▁Main ▁Street ▁just ▁east ▁of ▁the