Hayfield in Frederick County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Triceratops

(try-Sair-uh-tops)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 27, 2025

1. Triceratops Marker

Inscription. Triceratops was one of the last living dinosaurs. They were between 23 to 28 feet long and weighed between 6 and 13 tons! Their habitat was mainly on the Eastern side of the ancient Rocky Mountain range.

Predators usually have eyes that face forward to focus on prey. Herbivores' eyes face to the sides to watch for meat eaters.
Was Triceratops a predator or a meat eater?

When did they live?

Years Period Era
0 Neogene Cenozoic
50 Paleogene Cenozoic
100 Cretaceous Mesozoic
150 Jurassic Mesozoic
200 Triassic Mesozoic

The Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum in Winchester, VA donated this Triceratops Climber to the Clear Brook Welcome Center. The museum provides the region with hands-on, creative play at its interactive center for informal education. The Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum provides expanded science and cultural opportunities to visitors, school groups, and local organizations.

Erected by The Marker is located in front of the Clear Brook Welcome Center I-81 south bound.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Anthropology & Archaeology • Paleontology.

Location. 39° 14.557′ N, 78° 6.966′ W. Marker is in Hayfield, Virginia, in Frederick County. It is at the intersection of Interstate 81 (U.S. 81) and South Indian Aly, on the left when traveling north on Interstate 81. The Marker is located in front of the Clear Brook Welcome Center I-81 south bound. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19 West Cork Street, Clear Brook VA 22624, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it

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is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lake Anhinga (here, next to this marker); Wayne A. Whitham Rest Area (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st Maryland Battery (CSA) Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Action at Stephenson’s Depot (approx. half a mile away); Roots Of Methodism In Frederick County Milburn Chapel (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named Roots Of Methodism In Frederick County Milburn Chapel (approx. 1.3 miles away); Hopewell Friends Meeting House (approx. 1.4 miles away); Interrupted by War (approx. 1.7 miles away).

Other markers no longer nearby. Third Battle of Winchester (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Stephenson Depot (was approx. one mile away but has been confirmed

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 27, 2025

2. Triceratops Marker

missing); Rutherford's Farm (was approx. 1.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Battle of Rutherford's Farm (was approx. 1.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); John Rutherford's Farm (was approx. 1.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 27, 2025

3. Triceratops

Skull located near Triceratops marker.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

4. Triceratops

Triceratops Skull located in The Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum

Credits. This page was last revised on October 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 66 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 6, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.