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sections of the fossils may reveal the bacteria which helped in the 

 deposition of their lime. 



This place had been long known to geologists for its remarkable 

 display of these very ancient organisms and it is beyond question 

 quite unique in the effective panorama it presents. It had, however, 



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Map of Lester Park 

 Property of the State Museum 



begun to suffer from invasions by the collector of specimens for 

 museums and to protect it from further incursion the Director asked 

 the owner to transfer it to the State Museum. The answer to this 

 request was expressive of a fine sentiment. Not only was this 

 ledge freely given but to it was added, at the owner's suggestion, a 

 larger area on the other side of the road where lie the higher ledges 

 running out into a natural rock face and rising through a wooded 



