Big Bone Lick State Park
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| Type | Kentucky state park |
| Location | Boone County, Kentucky |
| Size | 512 acres |
| Opened | 1960[1] |
| Operated by | Kentucky Department of Parks |
| Status | Open year-round |
Big Bone Lick State Park is located in Boone County, Kentucky. It is located on Beaver Road and between the communities of Beaverlick and Rabbit Hash. The name of the comes from the Pleistocene megafauna fossils found at the park. The mammoths and other creatures are believed to have been drawn to this location by a salt lick. It bills itself as "the birthplace of American paleontology" a term which dates from William Clark's expedition in 1807.
In 2002, the National Park Service designated Big Bone Lick State Park as an official Lewis and Clark Heritage Trail Site.[2] The Park was also listed in 2002 on the National Register of Historic Places.
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[edit] Attractions
A new visitor's center was officially opened on November 18, 2004, but this was only the first stage of a much larger project now in quest of funding. The center features American art and a 1,000 pound mastodon skull as well as a gift shop. The park also freatures several nature trails, including one with recreations of some of the animals whose bones were discovered in the past. A small bison herd is also maintained on-site.
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[edit] References
- ^ (1992) "Big Bone Lick", in Kleber, John E.: The Kentucky Encyclopedia, Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter, Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0813117720.
- ^ Wecker, David (2002-10-19). Big Bone Lick: Books, awards and festival give pride of Boone County its due. The Kentucky Post. Retrieved on February 5, 2007.
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[edit] External links
- Official site
- History and Documents from Big Bone, Kentucky
- Lewis and Clark Expedition Site article
- Kentucky Geological Survey article
- Kentucky Post article
- Thomas Jefferson Fossil Collection
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps or Yahoo! Maps
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
- Satellite image from Google Maps or Microsoft Virtual Earth
- http://groups.google.it/group/bigbonelick?lnk=lr&hl=it
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