Johnston Geology Museum
 Photo courtesy of Bill Smith. |
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| Johnston Geology Museum 1200 Commercial St Cram Science Hall-Emporia State University Emporia, KS 66801 Map This! |
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| (620) 341-5330 |
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| www.emporia.edu/earthsci/museum/museum.htm | |
| Admission: No charge | |
| Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm | |
Internationally recognized Hamilton quarry fossil site help visitors appreciate the physical history of the prairie landscape. Exhibits include fossils, minerals, Indian artifacts, and petrified tree stump. On exhibit is also a western Kansas Cretaceous mosasaur, a giant ground sloth, a mastodon tusk plus other displays. Included among the 45 displays in the museum are the world famous Hamilton Quarry Fossil Assemblage, the Tri-State Mining Display, petrified tree stumps, and the Hawkins and the Calkins Indian Artifact Collections.