Eugene in Lane County, Oregon — The American West (Northwest)

Petrified Wood

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 26, 2016

1. Petrified Wood Marker

Inscription. This piece of petrified wood was found near the mouth of Moffett Creek when the Columbia River Highway was widened in 1950. The wood turned to stone as the fiber of the original tree, which lived during the early Miocene age (26 million years ago), was gradually replaced over time by the mineral silicon dioxide.

Donated by the Oregon State Highway Division

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

Location. 44° 2.57′ N, 123° 4.106′ W. Marker is in Eugene, Oregon, in Lane County. It can be reached from East 15th Avenue east of Agate Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Eugene OR 97403, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Oregon’s Willamette Valley.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast,

in the Pacific Northwest,

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Cascade Range,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Granite Glacial Erratic (here, next to this marker); The Collier House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Patterson Home Site / Animal House (approx. 0.7 miles away); A.W. and Amanda Patterson Home (approx. 0.7 miles away); Wiley Griffon (approx. 0.8 miles away); Ellis F. Lawrence (approx. 0.9 miles away); American Nobel Peace Laureates (approx. 1.2 miles away); Theodore Roosevelt (1906) (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eugene.

More about this marker. The marker is found in the courtyard of the Museum of Natural and Cultural History, on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene.

Also see . . . Prehistoric Wood (Prehistoric Oregon)

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Petrified Wood and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 26, 2016

2. Petrified Wood and Marker

Petrified Wood image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 26, 2016

3. Petrified Wood

Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2016, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 889 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 29, 2016, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.