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July 31, 1907
Daily Public Ledger
Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
What is this article about?
About 70 years ago, a landslide from Mount Katahdin buried trees in Maine, damming Sourdnahunk Stream. Recent excavation revealed a bent spruce trunk and another tree with green foliage that faded after exposure.
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Unearthed a Buried Tree.
About 70 years ago millions of tons of earth, bowlders and gravel slid from the side of Mount Katahdin to Sourdnahunk Stream, in Maine, a distance of seven miles, and dammed the stream, forming what is known to West Branch lumbermen as Slide dam.
A repair crew of a paper company recently had occasion to remove a quantity of gravel from this deposit. At a depth of ten feet they found the trunk of a spruce tree bent like a bow, the top held down by a bowlder weighing many tons. The trunk was sound, but the bark and foliage had been removed by the scraping the tree received when the slide occurred. Another large tree with foliage intact was found in the pit. The foliage was first removed from the earth looking fresh green as if it had just been removed from a growing tree, but faded somewhat in a few hours.
About 70 years ago millions of tons of earth, bowlders and gravel slid from the side of Mount Katahdin to Sourdnahunk Stream, in Maine, a distance of seven miles, and dammed the stream, forming what is known to West Branch lumbermen as Slide dam.
A repair crew of a paper company recently had occasion to remove a quantity of gravel from this deposit. At a depth of ten feet they found the trunk of a spruce tree bent like a bow, the top held down by a bowlder weighing many tons. The trunk was sound, but the bark and foliage had been removed by the scraping the tree received when the slide occurred. Another large tree with foliage intact was found in the pit. The foliage was first removed from the earth looking fresh green as if it had just been removed from a growing tree, but faded somewhat in a few hours.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
What themes does it cover?
Nature
Catastrophe
What keywords are associated?
Landslide
Buried Tree
Preserved Foliage
Mount Katahdin
Sourdnahunk Stream
Where did it happen?
Mount Katahdin To Sourdnahunk Stream, Maine
Story Details
Location
Mount Katahdin To Sourdnahunk Stream, Maine
Event Date
About 70 Years Ago
Story Details
A massive landslide buried trees under earth and gravel, damming the stream. Recent gravel removal uncovered a bent spruce trunk held by a boulder and another tree with intact foliage that appeared fresh green but faded.