Agate Fossil Beds
Administrative History
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APPENDIX A:
Historic and Contemporary Site Photographs (continued)
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Figure No. 17 Fossils of Agate Fossil Beds
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AGATE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT
Agate, Nebraska
Jumbled remains of fossilized animals can be seen by the visitor through
the primary display case on Carnegie Hill.
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Photographer: |
John B. Rapier, III
Circa 1978
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AG-78-461, No. 7
Photo File, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
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Figure No. 18 National Park Service Entrance Sign
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AGATE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT
Agate, Nebraska
This is the park entrance sign on the southeast corner of the
intersection of Nebraska Highway 29 and the Sioux County Road at Agate,
Nebraska.
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Photographer: |
Ron Cockrell, Historian, Midwest Regional Office
January 10, 1983
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Negative: |
National Park Service, Midwest Regional Office
Division of Cultural Resources Management
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Figure No. 19 National Park Service Headquarters Development Area
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AGATE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT
Agate, Nebraska
As seen from the Sioux County Road, the headquarters complex of trailers
and two permanent buildings (maintenance building and comfort station)
rest on the Niobrara River Valley floor. University and Carnegie Hills
are on the horizon.
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Photographer: |
Ron Cockrell, Historian, Midwest Regional Office
January 10, 1983
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Negative: |
National Park Service, Midwest Regional Office
Division of Cultural Resources Management
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Figure No. 20 Administrative Office Trailer
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AGATE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT
Agate, Nebraska
From the visitor parking lot, this small office trailer sits in the
center of the temporary complex with the comfort station to the left and
the visitor center to the right. A flagpole and a handicapped parking
sign can be seen.
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Photographer: |
Ron Cockrell, Historian, Midwest Regional Office
January 10, 1983
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Negative: |
National Park Service, Midwest Regional Office
Division of Cultural Resources Management
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http://www.nps.gov/agfo/adhi/adhiaa4.htm
Last Updated: 12-Feb-2003
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