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Falls Of The Ohio State Park
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Milestones at McAlpine Locks and Dam
February 23 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmEvent DetailsMilestones at McAlpine Locks and Dam – updates and changes from 1994 to the present.
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Coral Reef Geology and Mass Extinctions
February 24 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmEvent DetailsCorals have been on Earth for at least 485 million years.
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History Beneath Your Feet
February 27 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmEvent DetailsHistory beneath our feet: Archaeology of the Falls Region will be an overview of what archaeologists do and how we learn about the past of people and their culture.
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Geology of Kentuckiana
March 2 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmEvent DetailsKentucky and Indiana have an interesting geological story.
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Meet the Paleontologist - Life in the Ordovician Period – What Fossils Tell Us
March 3 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmEvent DetailsThe Ordovician Period (485 to 443 million years ago) was a time of great diversification of life.
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Recognizing Fossils on the Fossil Beds
March 9 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmEvent DetailsWe live in region that has thousands of different species preserved from times when the region was covered by an ancient sea.
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Why I Collect the Mineral Calcite
March 10 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmEvent DetailsJohan Maertens will explain how calcite has helped him navigate a mineral collector’s mid-life crisis and answer that question: Do I get the blonde, a Ferrari or more calcite?
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Life in the Ohio River
March 13 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmEvent DetailsThe Ohio River is a home to some pretty amazing creatures.
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Falls of the Ohio State Park: The Epicenter of Geology Activities in 2019
- November 28, 2018
- Alan Goldstein, Naturalist, The Falls of the Ohio State Park
- 3 Min Read
The Falls of the Ohio State Park exists because of the 390 million-year-old fossil beds on the floor and banks of the Ohio River.
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Falls Of The Ohio Visitor Info
812-280-9970- Park Hours
- Every Day 7:00AM - 11:00PM
- Interpretive Center Hours
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Mon - Sat 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Sunday 1:00PM - 5:00PM
- Admission Fees
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$9: 12 and older
$7: 11 and younger
Under 5 Free
Parking is $2
- Park Location
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201 W. Riverside Dr.
Clarksville, IN 47129
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