20-ton Boulder - Wamego, KS
N 39° 12.156 W 096° 18.135
14S E 732952 N 4342727
This 20-ton boulder is on display in the Wamego City Park in Wamego, Kansas, USA.
Waymark Code: WMCGYF
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 09/06/2011
Views: 7
The large boulder is located near the park's bandstand. A plaque at the base of the boulder reads:
"This 20-ton boulder was found on the John Winter farm 9 miles NW of Wamego and brought here by wagon in 1907. Believed to be 40 million years old, its sand and quartz content was polished by glacial action."
Type of Display: Historical
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