1934 Article about Buried Wood in Union Parish Louisiana

Submitted for the Union Parish Louisiana USGenWeb Archives by Sharon K. Ray, 7/2004
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From the Farmerville "Gazette" issue dated 28 March 1934

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B. H. Howard of Rocky Branch, in the eastern section of the parish, reported to us 
Saturday morning a strange thing. Mr. Howard said that with other workmen, were drilling 
water wells on what is commonly known as the Port Union plantation in the Ouachita River 
about thirty days ago when they unearthed knots of wood, pecans and sweet gum burrs 
forty-six feet under ground. The wood was tubular gum and all seemed to be in perfect 
state of preservation, Mr. Howard said.


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