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We often think of local history as a century or two ago, but locally, 13,000 years ago Mastodons roamed our area. One rarely complete skeleton was found in the back yard in Hyde Park in 2000. Another significant find was near Newburgh in 1845.
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Creadit: Audio, Rexy Montero ; Image Illustration: Patterson Clark/Washington Post/Jackson Landers, Illinois State Museum
Report of the 1845 discovery near Newburgh below:
Report of the 2000 discovery near Hyde Park below:
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