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Prehistoric Wallingford

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Calmar writes:

Recently at South Lake Union a mammoth or mastodon tusk was found in the ground and removed and taken to the Burke Museum.

Wallingford has something of the same, for if you go to Keystone, between 53rd and 54th, N, there is a new house being built. On the parking strip is a pile of granite boulders removed from the soil. If you look at a brownish boulder in that pile, close to the sidewalk, you will see that it is petrified mud and that it contains many clam shells. I asked the owner if I could have the rock and he said “Yes” but once I got the rock on a dolly it turned out the dolly tires were flat so I abandoned the project and the rock. I did leave a message at the Burke.

 

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I started Wallyhood back in 2008, right when my son was born, because I realized I had lived in the neighborhood since 1993 and didn't really know my neighbors. I figured writing a blog about what was going on around me would be a good way to meet people and help other people do the same. As the years progressed, those neighbors have picked up the torch and it is now a group effort, which I adore. I moved out of Wallingford for a few years (2020 - 2025), but I'm back, now living with my wife, son and dog (Dillinger) up in Tangletown.