Ohio inventions and firsts · Achievement · 1949
Orleton Farms mastodon
In November 1949 workers laying drain tile at Orleton Farms in Madison County found a mastodon skeleton with many bones.
At a glance
- Year
- 1949
- Place
- near West Jefferson, Madison County ZIP 43162 · Madison County
Why it matters
It is one of the notable Ice Age finds in central Ohio and is mentioned in the county's history.
Sources
Confidence. Medium: the main facts were confirmed, but some details (often an address or ZIP code) were not.