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By Barry Swackhamer, August 10, 2020
Painted by the Past Marker, Changing Forest panel
301 ► Oregon, Wheeler County, Mitchell — Painted by the Past — Changing Forest —
On Bear Creek Road near Burnt Ranch Road, in the median.
302 ► Oregon, Wheeler County, Mitchell — Painted Hills Overlook — John Day Fossil Beds National Monument —
Near Bear Creek Road 1.2 miles west of Bridge Creek - Burnt Ranch Road.
303 ► Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, North Oakland — Diplodocus carnegii —
Near Forbes Avenue.
304 ► Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, South Side Flats — Prehistoric Rivers — Three Rivers Heritage Trail —
Near Three Rivers Heritage Trail.
305 ► Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Squirrel Hill South — Frick Family —
Near Beechwood Boulevard 0.1 miles east of Shaw Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
306 ► Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Troy Hill — Historic Site —
On Lowrie Street at Froman Street, on the right when traveling north on Lowrie Street.
307 ► Pennsylvania, Clearfield County, Clearfield — Cast of Trunk from Prehistoric Tree —
On Front Street (Pennsylvania Route 153) north of Pine Street, on the left when traveling south.
308 ► Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Conneaut Lake, Sadsbury Township — Geology —
Near Grand Army of the Republic Highway (U.S. 6).
309 ► Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Titusvillia Drakei Caster —
On Union Street (Pennsylvania Route 89) at North Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on Union Street.
310 ► Pennsylvania, Jefferson County, Brookville — Park Geology — Scripture Rocks Heritage Park —
Near Pennsylvania 28.
311 ► Pennsylvania, Lackawanna County, Scranton — Sigillaria Fossil —
Near Mulberry Street.
312 ► Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Millersville — Atlas Cedar — Cedrus atlantica — University Trees of Distinction —
Near North George Street.
313 ► Pennsylvania, Monroe County, Marshalls Creek — Marshalls Creek Mastodon —
On Milford Road (U.S. 209) west of Mt. Nebo Road, on the right when traveling east.
314 ► Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Fitler Square — Edward Drinker Cope —
On Pine Street.
315 ► Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Logan Square — Connecting People to Nature — Parkway Museums District —
On Benjamin Franklin Parkway at North 19th Street on Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
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316 ► Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, William Penn Annex East — Peale’s Mastodon, 2017 — American Philosophical Society Museum
On South 5th Street, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
317 ► South Dakota, Custer County, Wind Cave National Park — Exposing the Past —
On State Highway 87, on the right when traveling north.
318 ► South Dakota, Custer County, Wind Cave National Park — Wind Cave National Park —
On State Highway 87, on the left when traveling north.
319 ► South Dakota, Fall River County, Edgemont — Petrified Tree —
On 2nd Avenue (South Dakota Route 471) at G Street, on the right when traveling north on 2nd Avenue.
320 ► South Dakota, Fall River County, Hot Springs — Late Mesozoic Era — ~100 million years ago —
Near no nearby street.
321 ► South Dakota, Fall River County, Hot Springs — 680 — Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, SD —
On Bypass U.S. 18 near South 19th Street, on the right when traveling west.
322 ► South Dakota, Fall River County, Hot Springs — Mid-Cenozoic Era — ~35 million years ago —
Near no nearby street.
323 ► South Dakota, Fall River County, Hot Springs — Paleozoic Era — ~540 to 250 million years ago —
Near no nearby street.
324 ► South Dakota, Fall River County, Hot Springs — Paleozoic-Mesozoic Era — ~252 million years ago —
Near no nearby street.
325 ► South Dakota, Fall River County, Hot Springs — Pleistocene Epoch — 140,000 years ago —
Near no nearby street.
326 ► South Dakota, Fall River County, Hot Springs — Precambrian Era — ~4.5 billion to 540 million years ago —
On no nearby street.
327 ► South Dakota, Harding County, Buffalo — Harding County, South Dakota —
Near Theodore Roosevelt Expressway (CanAm Highway) (U.S. 85) just south of Connel Street (State Highway 20), on the left when traveling north.
328 ► South Dakota, Jackson County, Interior — A 75-Million-Year Walk —
On State Highway 240.
329 ► South Dakota, Jackson County, Interior — Anatomy of a Badland —
On Enter The Door Trail.
330 ► South Dakota, Jackson County, Interior — Bands of Time —
On State Highway 240.
331 ► South Dakota, Jackson County, Interior — Dying to Become a Fossil —
On State Highway 240.
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332 ► South Dakota, Jackson County, Interior — It's a Dog's Life —
On State Highway 240.
333 ► South Dakota, Jackson County, Interior — See Ya Later, Alligator —
On State Highway 240.
334 ► South Dakota, Jackson County, Interior — Titanic Discovery —
On State Highway 240.
335 ► South Dakota, Jackson County, Interior — Under the Sea —
On State Highway 234.
336 ► South Dakota, Jackson County, Interior — What a Find! —
On State Highway 240.
337 ► South Dakota, Jackson County, Wall — Fight for Survival —
On State Highway 240.
338 ► South Dakota, Meade County, Faith — Sue —
On East 1st Street (U.S. 212) west of 2nd Avenue East, on the right when traveling west.
339 ► South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls — Inland Seas —
Near North Weber Avenue 0.2 miles south of East Falls Park Drive.
340 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Rapid City — Apatosaurus — (Apatosaurus louisae) — Then and Now —
Near no nearby street.
341 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Rapid City — Dimetrodon — (Dimetrodon limbatus) — Then and Now —
Near no nearby street.
342 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Rapid City — Protoceratops — (Protoceratops andrewsi) — Then and Now —
Near no nearby street.
343 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Rapid City — Stegosaurus — (Stegosaurus stenops) — Then and Now —
Near no nearby street.
344 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Rapid City — The Great Race/Black Hills Geology —
Near no nearby street.
345 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Rapid City — Trachodon — (Trachodon mirabilis) — Then and Now —
Near no nearby street.
346 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Rapid City — Triceratops — (Triceratops horridus) — Then and Now —
Near no nearby street.
347 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Rapid City — Tyrannosaurus Rex — (Tyrannosaurus Rex) — Then and Now —
Near no nearby street.
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348 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Rockerville — "Great Unconformity" Geology —
On U.S. 16, on the right when traveling west.
349 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Wall — Ammonites —
On Main Street at 7th Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
350 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Wall — Brontothere —
On Main Street at 7th Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
351 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Wall — Hoplophoneus —
On Main Street at 7th Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
352 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Wall — Mesoreodon —
On Main Street at 7th Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
353 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Wall — Mosasaur —
On Main Street at 7th Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
354 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Wall — Plant Fossils —
On Main Street at 7th Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
355 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Wall — Welcome to the National Grasslands —
On Main Street at 7th Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
356 ► Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, North Capitol — Ice Age Elephant — Prehistory —
Near 4th Avenue North 0.1 miles north of Harrison Street, on the right when traveling north.
357 ► Tennessee, Hardin County, Savannah — The Lost Petrified Forests of Savannah, Tennessee —
On Adams Street south of Main Street.
358 ► Tennessee, Hardin County, Shiloh — A Major River Town —
Near Riverside Drive east of Hamburg Savannah Rd.
359 ► Tennessee, Sumner County, Castalian Springs — Bledsoe's Lick — Ice Age to World War II —
Near Hartsville Pike (Tennessee Route 25) east of Hilton Lane, on the left when traveling east.
360 ► Tennessee, Washington County, Johnson City — The Limestone Cave —
On South Roan Street south of Bonita Drive, on the right when traveling south.
361 ► Tennessee, Washington County, Johnson City — Trail Geology —
Near Alabama Street at Legion Street.
362 ► Texas, Bandera County, Bandera — Alamosaurus — Alamo Lizard —
Near Old San Antonio Road 0.1 miles north of State Highway 16.
363 ► Texas, Bandera County, Bandera — Deinonychus — Terrible Claw —
Near Old San Antonio Road 0.1 miles north of State Highway 16.
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364 ► Texas, Bandera County, Bandera — Dilophosaurus — Double-crested Lizard —
Near Old San Antonio Road 0.1 miles north of State Highway 16.
365 ► Texas, Bandera County, Bandera — Gastornis — Gaston's Bird —
Near Old San Antonio Road 0.1 miles north of State Highway 16.
366 ► Texas, Bandera County, Bandera — Giganotosaurus — Giant Lizard of the South —
Near Old San Antonio Road 0.1 miles north of State Highway 16.
367 ► Texas, Bandera County, Bandera — Indricotherium — Indric Beast —
Near Old San Antonio Road 0.1 miles north of State Highway 16.
368 ► Texas, Bandera County, Bandera — Mastodon —
Near Old San Antonio Road 0.1 miles north of State Highway 16.
369 ► Texas, Bandera County, Bandera — Pachycephalosaurus — Thick-headed Lizard —
Near Old San Antonio Road 0.1 miles north of State Highway 16.
370 ► Texas, Bandera County, Bandera — Smilodon — Knife tooth —
Near Old San Antonio Road 0.1 miles north of State Highway 16.
371 ► Texas, Bandera County, Bandera — Stegosaurus — Roofed Lizard —
Near Old San Antonio Road 0.1 miles north of State Highway 16.
372 ► Texas, Bandera County, Bandera — Torosaurus — Pierced Reptile —
Near Old San Antonio Road 0.1 miles north of State Highway 16.
373 ► Texas, Brazoria County, Clute — 14211 — Mammoth Lake —
On Unnamed Road east of Dixie Drive, on the right when traveling east.
374 ► Texas, Brewster County, Big Bend National Park — Ancient Swamp Creatures — Big Bend National Park —
On Fossil Bone Exhibit Road 0.2 miles east of Main Park Road, on the right when traveling east.
375 ► Texas, Hale County, Plainview — 1228 — Discovery Site of the Plainview Point — (200 yards SE) —
On Joliet Street 0.2 miles south of West 5th Street, on the right when traveling south.
376 ► Texas, Hunt County, West Tawakoni — 7811 — Lake Tawakoni —
On State Highway 276 at Tomahawk Drive, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 276.
377 ► Texas, Kendall County, Boerne — 749 — Cascade Cavern —
Near Cascade Caverns Road 0.8 miles north of Scheele Road.
378 ► Texas, Roberts County, Miami — 2039 — Fossil Beds — (three miles southeast) —
On U.S. 60 at Ranch to Market Road 3367, on the left when traveling west on U.S. 60.
379 ► Texas, San Patricio County, Ingleside — 13849 — Late Pleistocene Ingleside Fauna —
On Avenue A at 1st Street, on the left when traveling south on Avenue A.
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380 ► Texas, Somervell County, Glen Rose — A Story in Stone —
On Park Road 59 0.2 miles north of Park Road 45.
381 ► Texas, Somervell County, Glen Rose — An Ancient Story —
Near Park Road 59 1.2 miles north of County Highway 205.
382 ► Texas, Somervell County, Glen Rose — Ancient Secrets Revealed —
Near Park Road 59 1.2 miles north of County Highway 205.
383 ► Texas, Somervell County, Glen Rose — Apatosaurus — "deceptive lizard" —
On Park Road 59 1 mile north of County Highway 205, on the right when traveling north.
384 ► Texas, Somervell County, Glen Rose — Deep Water Shelter —
Near Park Road 59 1.2 miles north of County Highway 205.
385 ► Texas, Somervell County, Glen Rose — Dinosaur Footprint —
On Northeast Barnard Street (State Road 144) at Walnut Street, on the left when traveling north on Northeast Barnard Street.
386 ► Texas, Somervell County, Glen Rose — 1226 — Dinosaur Tracks —
On Vernon Street at Elm Street, on the right when traveling south on Vernon Street.
387 ► Texas, Somervell County, Glen Rose — Dinosaurs —
On Park Road 59 1 mile north of County Highway 205, on the right when traveling north.
388 ► Texas, Somervell County, Glen Rose — Fossil Tracks —
On Park Road 59 0.2 miles north of Park Road 45.
389 ► Texas, Somervell County, Glen Rose — Making a Dinosaur —
On Park Road 59 1 mile north of County Highway 205, on the right when traveling north.
390 ► Texas, Somervell County, Glen Rose — Misleading Models —
On Park Road 59 1 mile north of County Highway 205, on the right when traveling north.
391 ► Texas, Somervell County, Glen Rose — Roland T. Bird - Dinosaur Hunter —
On Park Road 59 0.2 miles north of Park Road 45.
392 ► Texas, Somervell County, Glen Rose — Sign of Ancient Times —
On Park Road 45 0.2 miles north of Park Road 45.
393 ► Texas, Somervell County, Glen Rose — Tyrannosaurus rex — "king tyrant lizard" —
On Park Road 59 1 mile north of County Highway 205, on the right when traveling north.
394 ► Texas, Somervell County, Glen Rose — World's Fair Wonders —
On Park Road 59 1 mile north of County Highway 205, on the right when traveling north.
395 ► Texas, Ward County, Monahans — 3434 — Monahans Sandhills State Park and Museum —
Near State Highway Park Road 41 0.2 miles north of Interstate 20, on the left when traveling north.
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396 ► Texas, Williamson County, Leander — 9260 — Leanderthal Lady —
On U.S. 183 south of South Street.
397 ► Utah, Garfield County, Escalante — Conserving Wildness — National Treasure —
On Utah Route 12 at milepost 69, on the left when traveling east.
398 ► Utah, Garfield County, Panguitch — Red Canyon Tunnels — Gateway to Natural Wonders —
On State Road 12 4.8 miles east of U.S. 89, on the left when traveling east.
399 ► Utah, Grand County, Crescent Junction — Copper Ridge Dinosaur Tracksite —
Near route BLM 143, 2 miles east of U.S. 191.
400 ► Utah, Grand County, Moab — A spring morning 112 million years ago... —
On Cotter Mine Road (County Road BLM 215) 0.2 miles south of Mill Canyon Road, on the right when traveling south.

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