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The Big Stump:
The "Big Stump" is the largest petrified redwood stump found in the Monument. It measures 12 feet tall, 38 feet around, and is all that remains of a tree that may have been over 230 feet tall and 750 years old when the mudflow buried its base. Since the days of the early settlers, the petrified stumps have attracted interest. Before 1900, a number of attempts were made to saw Big Stump into moveable pieces for reassembly elsewhere. The broken saw blades are still visible near the top of the stump. |