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May 5, 1895
Birmingham Age Herald
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
What is this article about?
A petrified dog of enormous size and unknown species, possibly from pre-settlement era, was washed out of a stream bank in South Norwalk, Conn., after a recent storm and placed on Mr. Torrence's piazza.
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A petrified dog was washed out of the bank of a stream on the Step Rock road, South Norwalk, Conn., after one of the recent storms. In appearance it is of a dark gray color and very hard. In life it must have been an enormously large animal and of a species not recognizable by any who have seen it, but it is thought to have been of the kind living with the native occupants of that section prior to settlement by the whites. Bits of petrified wood have frequently been found in that vicinity. The petrified dog has been placed on the piazza of Mr. Torrence's house and looks lifelike.—Waterbury American.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
What themes does it cover?
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Petrified Dog
South Norwalk
Ancient Animal
Storm Discovery
Petrified Wood
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Torrence
Where did it happen?
South Norwalk, Conn., Step Rock Road
Story Details
Key Persons
Mr. Torrence
Location
South Norwalk, Conn., Step Rock Road
Event Date
After One Of The Recent Storms
Story Details
A petrified dog washed out of a stream bank after a storm; dark gray, hard, enormously large, unknown species possibly from pre-settlement native era; placed on Mr. Torrence's piazza, looks lifelike.