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    Hadrosaurus Monument, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Brees, Chris, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Hadrosaurus Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1984. Dedicated Oct. 26, 1995.
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    Medium: 
    Marker: bronze; Base: stone.
    Dimensions: 
    Marker: approx. H. 2 1/2 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On relief plaque, raised lettering:) HADROSAURUS FOULKII/IN A MARL PIT ON THE JOHN E. HOPKINS FARM IN/OCTOBER 1858, THE WORLD'S FIRST NEARLY COMPLETE/DINOSAUR SKELETON WAS UNEARTHED BY WILLIAM/PARKER FOULKE. THE FIND WAS ADJACENT TO THIS POINT./THIS WAS ALSO THE FIRST DINOSAUR SKELETON TO EVER BE/MOUNTED. THE BONES REPRESENTED A 25 FOOT, 7-8 TON/HERBIVOROUS HADROSAURUS (REPTILE), ITS HEIGHT PROBABLY/RANGED FROM 6-10 FEET AT THE HIPS. SOME 55 OF AN/ESTIMATED 80 BONES WERE DISCOVERED. THIS CREATURE/LIVED 70-80 MILLION YEARS AGO DURING THE CRETACEOUS/PERIOD AT THE END OF THE DINOSAUR AGE./THIS SITE WAS DEVELOPED IN 1984 AS AN EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT/BY CHRISTOPHER BREES, TROOP 65,/MAJOR PROJECT FUNDED BY THE/ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, PHILADELPHIA, PA
    Description: 
    A plaque with image of Hadrosaurus Foulkii dinosaur and text related to discovery of first nearly complete dinosaur skeleton, unearthed in modern times. The dinosaur walks in a nearly horizontal position on hind legs in proper right profile. It has a long tail and small front legs. The plaque is attached to an irregularly-shaped boulder.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Other -- Dinosaur
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Haddonfield
    Relief
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia
    Administered by National Park Service, Mid-Atlantic Regional Office, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Located Maple Street, Haddonfield, New Jersey
    Remarks: 
    The plaque marks the spot where bones of a dinosaur, Hadrosaurus Foulkii, were found in 1858 by lawyer William Parker Foulke. The idea for a marker originated with the artist Chris Brees, as an Eagle Scout Project. The project was funded by the Academy of Natural Sciences (Philadelphia) and community groups. Work began in 1984 and the site was dedicated as a National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service on Oct. 26, 1995. IAS files contain related articles from the New York Times (New Jersey Edition), Metro, Nov. 27, 1994, pg. 58, and the Star-Ledger, Oct. 27, 1995, pg. 2.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    New York Times (New Jersey Edition), Metro, Nov. 27, 1994, pg. 58.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS NJ000462
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