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Lost Worlds
 

Dig this! Archeologists in National Park sites uncover material objects that tell the stories of people, places and things in the past.

Special activities in the "Lost World" event area will give children the opportunity to work with the tools and materials used by archeologists in National Park and other cultural and natural park sites.

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Lost Worlds
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Did You Know?
The Museum of Westward Expansion at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial contains over 150 quotes from diaries, journals, letters and speeches. The designers of the museum felt the actual words of nineteenth century pioneers were the most powerful way to tell their story. Click to learn more.
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Last Updated: September 08, 2008 at 10:51 EST