John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - Kimberly OR
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Don.Morfe
N 44° 33.163 W 119° 38.769
11T E 289825 N 4936670
John Day (ca. 1770 – February 16, 1820) was an American hunter and fur trapper in the Pacific Northwest. The John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is named after him.
Waymark Code: WM185VE
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 06/04/2023
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THE PLACE:
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is a U.S. national monument in Wheeler and Grant counties in east-central Oregon. Located within the John Day River basin and managed by the National Park Service, the park is known for its well-preserved layers of fossil plants and mammals that lived in the region between the late Eocene, about 45 million years ago, and the late Miocene, about 5 million years ago. The monument consists of three geographically separate units: Sheep Rock, Painted Hills, and Clarno.
THE PERSON:
John Day (ca. 1770 – February 16, 1820) was an American hunter and fur trapper in the Pacific Northwest, including present-day Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Western Montana and Southern British Columbia.
His name is well-remembered, being attached to the John Day River and its four branches in eastern Oregon, as well as the cities of John Day and Dayville in Grant County, Oregon, and a smaller John Day River and unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon, the John Day Dam on the Columbia River, and the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. The Little Lost River, Idaho, was previously known as "Day's River" and the valley was called "Day's Defile" during the fur trade era.
THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS FROM WIKIPEDIA
Year it was dedicated: 1975
Location of Coordinates: At the Visitor Center-John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - Kimberly OR
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Type of place/structure you are waymarking: National Park
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