Soldiers' Home Reef, Fossilized coral reef formation in Milwaukee, United States
The 70-foot limestone bluff extends for 450 feet along the grounds of the Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Milwaukee County.
Geologist Increase A. Lapham discovered the reef formation in the 1830s, marking the first geological reef formations documented in North America.
The reef formation serves as an educational resource for paleontologists and geologists studying ancient marine environments and prehistoric geological developments.
The natural formation remains accessible within the Veterans Affairs Medical Center grounds, northeast of Wood Avenue and General Mitchell Boulevard intersection.
The limestone structure contains preserved remains of trilobites, cephalopods, brachiopods, pelmatozoans, bivalves, and bryozoans from the Silurian period.
Location: Milwaukee
GPS coordinates: 43.02778,-87.97472
Latest update: March 5, 2025 17:05
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