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Mastodon Bones NYS Historic Roadside Marker Dedication

Historic Marker Unveiling
Sunday, June 4th, 2023 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Perkinsville Nature Conservancy: 11181 Chapel St., Wayland, NY 14572

A dedication ceremony for a new NYS Historic Roadside marker commemorating Mastodon Bones will be held in Wayland, NY. The unveiling will begin at 2:00 p.m. on June 4, 2023 at the Perkinsville Nature Conservancy.

Marker Inscription

MASTODON BONES
DISCOVERED BY JOHN MORSCH
IN AUGUST 1907 ON HIS FARM
NEAR HERE. BONES PURCHASED
BY NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
IN ALBANY IN 1916.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2022