Big Bone Lick: This Spot has Acquired a Notoriety
From the book, Big Bone Lick: The Cradle of American Paleontology, by Stanley Hedeen:
In 1828, while zoologist William Cooper was collecting specimens at Big Bone Lick, Cincinnati physician Daniel Drake proudly wrote of the location’s widespread reputation: “This spot has acquired a notoriety that is not even limited to the United States. Its name explains the nature of this distinction. No place in America, perhaps none in the world, has afforded an equal number of large fossil bones.”
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