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Some were entire tree trunks. This is not surprising since author recalls finding many small pieces of petrified wood on the property owned by Mrs. I. D. Fairchild perhaps a quarter mile away where he lived for a time as a child. </p> <div id="sources"> <p>Sources:</p> <ol> <li>Donald Burrous, Personal Recollections</li> </ol> </div>  </div> <div id="footer"> <p>© 2006-24 Burke History Project<br /> M. Lee Murrah, Editor<br /> <a href="/project/comments.php">Email</a> a comment</p>  </div>  </div> </body> </html>