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An Entrance to Former Worlds: the Cave, Landscape, and Geologic History of Valley Forge

Valley Forge National Historical Park · Pennsylvania

Photo: NPS Photo / B. Dhunjisha

Next time

Saturday, Oct 17 · 1:00 PM

Local time at the park

About this program

An Entrance to Former Worlds: the Cave, Landscape, and Geologic History of Valley Forge

1 pm in the Meeting Room at Valley Forge

John A. Sime, PhD

Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania

This is a story about how five-hundred- million- year-old rocks, which formed beneath ancient seas, came to entomb five-hundred- thousand- year-old fossils, that recorded the demise of extinct land mammals.

In honor of the 17th anniversary of National Fossil Day , Valley Forge National Historical Park is celebrating the amazing Ice Age fossils of Valley Forge with a day of interactive, family-friendly activites and special programs.

Where to meet
The Meeting Room at Valley Forge is located next to the upper doors of the Visitor Center at Valley Forge.

From the National Park Service.

Upcoming dates

  • Saturday, Oct 171:00 PM

Schedule from the Valley Forge National Historical Park, checked daily. Programs can change, so check before you go.

At the park that day

Sunset

6:21 PM

Saturday

No closures or road changes reported within 20 miles in the last week.

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