Photo Credit: Geology Building – UW Centennial Celebration, 1986
The original part was built in 1902 as “Science Hall.” (Note the date on the Masonic cornerstone on the southwest corner of the building). The rest was added in 1954 when the cornerstone was laid, including the distinctive Geological Museum, free and open to the public, containing Wyoming geological exhibits. East of the front entrance to the Geology Museum, now almost hidden by trees, is a large metal dinosaur built by Dr. Samuel Knight. The copper-plated model was completed after two years’ work in April 1964. It has been a “rendezvous” site ever since.
GEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
A recent renovation of this facility includes exhibits that illustrate what scientists now think Wyoming looked like through various geological periods. Plants and animals are displayed through their fossil remains, and murals depict how the landscape might have appeared. The museum is dominated by a giant 75-foot long Apatosaurus skeleton unearthed north of Laramie in 1901. There is a glass-fronted preparation lab where viewers can see researchers working on fossils from recent excavations.
The original part was built in 1902 as “Science Hall.” (Note the date on the Masonic cornerstone on the southwest corner of the building). The rest was added in 1954 when the cornerstone was laid, including the distinctive Geological Museum, free and open to the public, containing Wyoming geological exhibits. East of the front entrance to the Geology Museum, now almost hidden by trees, is a large metal dinosaur built by Dr. Samuel Knight. The copper-plated model was completed after two years’ work in April 1964. It has been a “rendezvous” site ever since.
GEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
A recent renovation of this facility includes exhibits that illustrate what scientists now think Wyoming looked like through various geological periods. Plants and animals are displayed through their fossil remains, and murals depict how the landscape might have appeared. The museum is dominated by a giant 75-foot long Apatosaurus skeleton unearthed north of Laramie in 1901. There is a glass-fronted preparation lab where viewers can see researchers working on fossils from recent excavations.
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