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Dedication for Passenger Pigeon Extinction

April 3, 2017

Location: Gazebo Park, Whitewater Canal State Historic Site (near lock #25), 19083 Clayborn St., Metamora (Franklin County), Indiana 47030

Installed 2017 Indiana Historical Bureau, Indiana Audubon Society, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, and Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites

ID#: 24.2017.1

Press Release for Dedication

Marker Text and Notes

Visit the Indiana History Blog to learn more about the passenger pigeons' extinction.

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Image of Passenger Pigeon Extinction marker side oneImage of Passenger Pigeon Extinction marker side two

Attendees at Passenger Pigeon Extinction dedication

Attendees prepare to unveil Passenger Pigeon Extinction marker

Attendees unveil Passenger Pigeon Extinction marker

Marker Program Director Casey Pfeiffer speaks at Passenger Pigeon Extinction marker dedication

Image of Passenger Pigeon Extinction marker side one

Image of Passenger Pigeon Extinction marker side two