H.O. Whitnall, Colgate geologist and author of the book "A Story in Stone," a booklet about the fossil reef at Petrified Sea Gardens that was sold in our store for decades. Colgate still awards the "Harold Orville Whitnall Chair in Geology." This chair was established in 1951 to honor Dr. Whitnall who taught at Colgate from 1903 to 1945. Previous Page Website © 1999-2006, All Rights Reserved Friends of Petrified Sea Gardens, Inc.