Kissimmee in Osceola County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Petrified Wood

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 7, 2023

1. Petrified Wood Marker

Inscription. This petrified wood is over 80,000,000 years old. The trees originally grew in the Triassic Period. After the tree died, it was buried by sediment and saturated with water rich in silica. Eventually the makeup of the wood was replaced by silica and various other minerals and the logs changed to stone. The beautiful coloring of the wood is due to traces of iron, manganese and carbon that stained the silica. Over time, the sediment covering the wood was removed exposing the petrified logs. Petrified wood also makes an attractive gemstone used to make jewelry. This petrified wood is from Arizona.

Erected by Black Market Minerals.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Features.

Location. 28° 19.745′ N, 81° 30.946′ W. Marker is in Kissimmee, Florida, in Osceola County. It can be reached from Florida Plaza Blvd 0.3 miles south of West Irlo Bronson Highway (U.S. 192), on the right when traveling east. Located in the Old Town shopping center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5770 W Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy #401, Kissimmee

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FL 34746, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Orlando

and in Central Florida.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Simon Alexander Sharp (approx. 1.8 miles away); Amphicars (approx. 3 miles away); Walt’s Dream (approx. 3 miles away); My Little Princess (approx. 3 miles away); Dinosaur Gertie's Ice Cream of Extinction (approx. 3.3 miles away); Shingle Creek (approx. 3.3 miles away); Disney MGM Studios (approx. 3.3 miles away); The Cameraman (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kissimmee.

Also see . . . Old Town. (Submitted on December 11, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Petrified Wood and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, February 21, 2025

2. Petrified Wood and Marker

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 7, 2023

3. Petrified Wood Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 366 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 11, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on February 21, 2025, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 3. submitted on December 11, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.