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Two fine specimens of Petrified Oysters

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

September 11, 1817

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 88

Additional Source Text:

"Found on a hill 60 miles below Alexandria on the Patomac River, and about 50 feet above the surface of the river."