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Falls of the Ohio State Park Interpretive Center Reopens Oct. 16

October 16, 2023 | 1 Min Read

Falls of the Ohio State Park Interpretive Center reopens Oct. 16 The Falls of the Ohio State Park Interpretive Center reopens on Monday, Oct. 16 after being closed since May for major renovations to the building’s HVAC system. Guests will also be welcomed back b...

Falls of the Ohio State Park Interpretive Center Reopens Oct. 16
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Falls of the Ohio State Park to celebrate 20th anniversary of Lewis & Clark statue

October 16, 2023 | 1 Min Read

Falls of the Ohio State Park to celebrate 20th anniversary of Lewis & Clark statue Falls of the Ohio State Park will host a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the installation of the park’s Lewis and Clark statue, sculpted by the late artist Carol...

Falls of the Ohio State Park to celebrate 20th anniversary of Lewis & Clark statue
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Falls of the Ohio State Park to celebrate 20th anniversary of Lewis & Clark statue

October 16, 2023 | 1 Min Read

Falls of the Ohio State Park to celebrate 20th anniversary of Lewis & Clark statue Falls of the Ohio State Park will host a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the installation of the park’s Lewis and Clark statue, sculpted by the late artist Carol...

Falls of the Ohio State Park to celebrate 20th anniversary of Lewis & Clark statue
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York- Lewis & Clark Expedition Member

October 16, 2023 | 1 Min Read

The Lewis and Clark expedition is one of the most commonly known events in history with hundreds of articles and books written about the trials and triumphs adventure.  While many are aware of the expedition, not many know about Clark’s enslaved person, York, who...

York- Lewis & Clark Expedition Member
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Falls of the Ohio State Park: The Epicenter of Geology Activities in 2019

October 16, 2023 | 1 Min Read

The Falls of the Ohio State Park exists because of the 390 million-year-old fossil beds on the floor and banks of the Ohio River. They are one of the first-known fossil exposures, noted by the earliest explorers who navigated the Ohio River in canoes and flat boats. Nat...

Falls of the Ohio State Park: The Epicenter of Geology Activities in 2019
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Cruisin’ The Devonian Seas

October 16, 2023 | 1 Min Read

I would ask you to close your eyes, but then you couldn’t read my story. Imagine if you could close your eyes and say ‘alakazam’ and go back in time to the location of the Falls of the Ohio State Park when the coral beds were alive! What would you experience...

Cruisin’ The Devonian Seas
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Tiny: A Trilobite’s Tale

October 16, 2023 | 1 Min Read

This is the story of ‘Tiny’ the trilobite. Tiny started, like all trilobites, from a very small egg under her mother’s belly. She hatched and began her life as microscopic creature of the sea. With only a couple of legs for swimming, she was...

Tiny: A Trilobite’s Tale
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Tentacles: The Story of a Devonian Nautilus

October 16, 2023 | 1 Min Read

The roof of the shallow sea was rough and laced with stringers of foam. A terrible storm raged in the mysterious ‘above.’ Tremendous winds pushed the water, like it was trying to force the air deep enough to reach the white seafloor covered with all manner of creatu...

Tentacles: The Story of a Devonian Nautilus
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