Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Historic Salem #4I: Granite Erratic

IMG_3274 Granite Erratic at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon on September 4, 2006
Granite Erratic on September 4, 2006

Granite Erratic was transported by floating ice from a glacier in northeastern Washington to the West Salem hills in the Pleistocene Epoch, over 25,000 years ago. It was placed on display on the Willamette University campus by the Salem Geological Society.

IMG_3273 Granite Erratic Plaque at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon on September 4, 2006
Granite Erratic Plaque on September 4, 2006

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