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artcandee.bsky.social
A man who was gardening in his backyard in Scotchtown, New York, found a mastodon jaw and some other bone fragments.

Cool!
December 18, 2024 at 9:48 PM
drnwillburger.bsky.social
A complete mastodon jaw was unearthed in the backyard of a residential home near Scotchtown, New York.

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The image shows two teeth from a mastodon jaw, prior to their recovery.
December 19, 2024 at 10:04 PM
townsusa.bsky.social
Scotchtown, New York
Population: 9,174
Photos from Google Places API
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotchtown,_New_York
picture of Scotchtown, New York, got a problem with that? picture of Scotchtown, New York, got a problem with that?
July 3, 2025 at 10:32 AM
jackscellphone.bsky.social
As tempting as *some* of those exits may be... 👍
The image displays a highway sign (green on top/ brown on the bottom for SCOTCHTOWN) in Virginia for Exit 92B, directing travelers to Randolph-Macon College and Scotchtown. Randolph-Macon College is a private, co-educational liberal arts college located in Ashland, Virginia. Scotchtown is a historic site best known as the home of American patriot Patrick Henry during the years leading up to the American Revolution
November 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
fakehistoryhunter.net
I'm not envious, am not.
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
'I knew they were something special': New York homeowner discovers mastodon jaw fossils in backyard
A New York homeowner, in Scotchtown, Orange County, was "thrilled" to find mastodon fossils in their backyard, which museum staff plan to study to learn more about the last ice age.
www.livescience.com
December 19, 2024 at 12:33 AM
lurkymclurk.bsky.social
Courtesy of Scotchtown!!
February 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
nytimes.com
A couple noticed something poking out of the grass in their backyard. At first they thought it was an old baseball.

A little digging revealed something very different.
They Thought It Was an Old Baseball. It Was a Mastodon Tooth.
Remarkably well preserved ice age remains like those discovered recently in a yard near Scotchtown, N.Y., are rare — but not that rare for that part of the state.
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2024 at 2:55 PM
townsusa.bsky.social
Scotchtown, New York
Population: 9,174
Photos from Google Places API
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotchtown,_New_York
July 31, 2024 at 5:59 AM
subletteweather.com
Scotchtown in Hanover County, VA is the only original standing home of Patrick Henry ("Give me liberty or give me death").

A federal detention center in violation of the Constitution is everything he warned us about.

BTW, optimistic roads will improve by Wednesday, but still wicked cold.
connectionva.bsky.social Connection Virginia @connectionva.bsky.social · Jan 24
Huge detention center planned in Hanover county.
January 24, 2026 at 12:33 PM
tuxedoparkrealtor.bsky.social
A rare market find with a truly calming presence. Get comfortable and let the daily grind melt away.

#scotchtown
#441scotchtowncollabar
#SothebysRealty
#OCNY
#stonehomes
#HudsonValleyHomes
#JacobMatthewsRealtor
September 28, 2026 at 2:30 PM
us.theguardian.com
The jaw is the first find of its kind to be found in New York in more than 11 years, and one of 150 mastodon fossils found across the state, about a third of them in Orange county.
New York state resident finds complete mastodon jaw beneath lawn
Jaw found in Scotchtown, Orange county, is latest notable discovery from ice age-era animal in the region
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2024 at 12:27 AM
whitandrews.bsky.social
Doggerland: Hold my mead.
#fossilfriday
They Thought It Was an Old Baseball. It Was a Mastodon Tooth. (Gift Article)
Remarkably well preserved ice age remains like those discovered recently in a yard near Scotchtown, N.Y., are rare — but not as rare as you might think.
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2024 at 8:13 PM
crof.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
New York state resident finds complete mastodon jaw beneath lawn
Jaw found in Scotchtown, Orange county, is latest notable discovery from ice age-era animal in the region
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2024 at 12:33 AM
everylot-usps.bsky.social
SCOTCHTOWN: 731 ROUTE 211 E STE 103, MIDDLETOWN NY 10941-1490
Street View image of post office
May 14, 2026 at 10:39 PM
juadams.bsky.social
Cool find!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
New York state resident finds complete mastodon jaw beneath lawn
Jaw found in Scotchtown, Orange county, is latest notable discovery from ice age-era animal in the region
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2024 at 5:42 PM
jensnotroff.com
Speaking of old elephants 🦣: Stumbling upon one, let's say in your garden or so, must be a truly ... jaw-dropping experience, I guess.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024... via @theguardian.com
New York state resident finds complete mastodon jaw beneath lawn
Jaw found in Scotchtown, Orange county, is latest notable discovery from ice age-era animal in the region
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2024 at 9:41 PM
jenniearcheo.bsky.social
A New York homeowner, in Scotchtown, Orange County, was "thrilled" to find mastodon fossils in their backyard, which museum staff plan to study to learn more about the last ice age.
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www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
'I knew they were something special': New York homeowner discovers mastodon jaw fossils in backyard
A New York homeowner, in Scotchtown, Orange County, was "thrilled" to find mastodon fossils in their backyard, which museum staff plan to study to learn more about the last ice age.
www.livescience.com
December 24, 2024 at 2:16 AM
motoux.bsky.social
Had a great ride yesterday with the Richmond BMW Riders. Led them on a history tour of several cool sites.
Sign describing Scotchtown Scotchtown, one of Patrick Henry’s houses The riders
November 18, 2024 at 5:50 PM
va250.bsky.social
Revolutionary War Site – Scotchtown (Patrick Henry’s Home)
🧵1/5: Scotchtown, in Hanover County, was home to Patrick Henry when he gave his “Give me liberty or give me death” speech in 1775. Let’s explore this Revolutionary War landmark! 🔽 #VA250
March 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
spottycat.bsky.social
I just skeeted a photo of one from Middletown (actually Scotchtown) in Orange County and it also has service from Frontier.

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spottycat.bsky.social Spottycat ΘΔ𓃮 @spottycat.bsky.social · Dec 18
Amazingly there are still a few pay phones in America. Once upon a time where were banks of dozens of phones in shopping malls and I remember a row of enclosed booths made of wood in a sadly missed restaurant called The Red Apple Rest.

This photo was taken in July of this year.
A GTE double open payphone booth on a sidewalk with a classic dangling phone book in a brutal clamshell case and discarded drink. Warning: This may be a functional phone or a mimic that will eat you.
December 18, 2023 at 1:10 AM
57kev.bsky.social
I ❤️ PALEONTOLOGY
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Entire prehistoric mastodon jaw unearthed in NY backyard (Audacy)
SCOTCHTOWN, N.Y. (1010 WINS) —A complete mastodon jaw was discovered in a New York resident’s Hudson Valley backyard, the first find of its kind in 11 years...
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December 18, 2024 at 4:25 AM