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Geology, Landscape, and the Iroquois Homeland with Dr. Chuck Ver Straeten, Geologist at NYS Museum

March 7, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

The bedrock of New York and its erosion created the landscape the Iroquois peoples made their home. It influenced their territorial boundaries, defenses, settlement patterns, trail systems, agriculture, and key natural resources. Chuck Ver Straeten is Curator of Sedimentary Rocks at the New York State Museum. He investigates the Devonian Period, c. 400 million years ago.

$5 or free for SCHS members. No advanced tickets. Tickets available day and place of event.

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Location:
Mabee Farm Historic Site
Date:
March 7, 2020
Time:
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm