Petrified Wood - Washington, D.C.
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N 38° 53.436 W 077° 01.544
18S E 324310 N 4306586
Two pieces of petrified wood are on display in front of the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., USA.
Waymark Code: WMQ34P
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 12/10/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TheBeanTeam
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Outside the museum, flanking the National Mall entrance steps (right side), are two 200 million-year-old pieces of petrified wood from a location near the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona.

The following plaque is located below the petrified wood:

Type of Display: Historical
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