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A specimen, said to be a piece of Petrified hickory

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

June 18, 1812

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 61

Additional Source Text:

"Taken from what had formerly been a hickory log, about 15 Inches in diameter. It was found on the top [of] a considerable hill in New Jersey about 25 miles to the Eastward of Philadelphia. The neighbouring Inhabitants make use of it for whetstones."