Giant Cedar Stump
| Giant Cedar Stump | |
|---|---|
"Relic of a Vanquished Forest" | |
| Coordinates | 48°10′07.2″N 122°11′21.1″W / 48.168667°N 122.189194°W |
Location of Giant Cedar Stump in Washington (state) | |
The Giant Cedar Stump is an ancient tree turned roadside attraction in Snohomish County, Washington.[1][2][3]
Natural history
The massive stump is the remain of an old-growth Thuja plicata giant arborvitae, known as the western redcedar.[3]
Roadside attraction
The stump was photographed by Darius Kinsey in 1920 as part of his series on the lumber industry in the Pacific Northwest.[4]
In 1939 Crown Prince Olav and Princess Märtha of Norway drove through the stump on their way to nearby Stanwood for the dedication of a memorial to Washington's first Norwegian settlers.[2]
References
- ^ "A Seattle Camera Club Goes on a Picture Hunt". The Seattle Sunday Times Rotogravure. June 18, 1939.
- ^ a b Dorpat, Paul (October 27, 2016). "This tunneled tree stump in Snohomish County was an early drive-through attraction". The Seattle Times. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ a b Whitely, Peyton (August 6, 2003). "Rest areas: I-5 asylums". The Seattle Times. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ Kinsey, Darius. "Darius Kinsey and his automobile at an arch in a red cedar stump, Washington, 1920" (1920). Kinsey Brothers Photographs of the Lumber Industry and the Pacific Northwest, ca. 1890-1945. University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections. Retrieved May 31, 2022.