New Madrid Earthquakes - elevated trees

Trees with double sets of roots. Elevated trees left by scooping out of sand by overflowing Mississippi waters south end of Reelfoot Lake. The surface is now about at its original level and the original tree trunk can be seen continuing down to the level of the ground. Later the tree was buried by sand to a depth of 5 feet and new roots formed. Still later the sand was removed. New Madrid earthquake. Lake County, Tennessee. 1904.