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These stories tell about the discovery of the dinosaur footprints and about the lives of the discoverers.
Education, Art, Science, and Religion
Two young New England academy teachers ignite an impassioned partnership
Lifelong Companions in Science, Art, and Religion
Orra and Edward Hitchcock bend, break, and preserve gender roles
The Hitchcocks Tour Europe in 1850
Edward and Orra Hitchcock go sightseeing and meet with fellow geologists in Britain and Europe
Interpreting the Mysterious Marks in Stone
Interpreting the "fossil bird tracks" evolves from a biblical understanding to a scientific view of dinosaur footprints
Dinosaur Footprints in Sidewalk Slabs
His discovery of strange fossils in 1835 completely changes a laborer's life
The Tracks in Popular and Scientific Senses
Edward Hitchcock and James Deane spar over which of them discovered fossil footprints. Benjamin Silliman mediates.