Big Bone Gets National Natural Landmark Sign


A new sign graces the entrance to Big Bone Lick State Park: NATIONAL NATURAL LANDMARK, EST. 2009.

National Natural Landmark Sign

The National Natural Landmarks (NNL) Program began in 1962 to recognize and preserve important natural history sites.  It is the only national program that recognizes the best examples of biological and geological features in both public and private lands.  Big Bone Lick State Park joined an elite group of only 586 sites across the United States that have received NNL status.  There was a special ceremony in the park on May 1, 2009.

According to the National Park Service: “Big Bone Lick in Boone County, Kentucky is unique for its combination of salt springs and associated Late Pleistocene bone beds.  The site has been referred to as the birthplace of vertebrate paleontology in North America.  The Big Bone fossils played a very important role in the development of scientific thought regarding the idea of extinction and the relationship of geology and paleontology.”

Related posts:

  1. Big Bone an Official Landmark
  2. National Natural Landmark Dedication at Big Bone Lick
  3. National Natural Landmark Dedication Ceremony at Big Bone Lick on May 1
  4. Salt Festival At Big Bone Lick State Park

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