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Stone Containing Dinosaur Fossil on “Dinosaur Bridge” Vandalized

September 26, 2025 · Source: National Park Service

A low stone wall has one of the cap stones missing. To the left is a packed dirt surface. To the right it's heavily wooded. — Image supplied by the National Park Service. View the original image and credit

Staff at Gettysburg National Military Park (NMP) report that one of the capstones of the South Confederate Avenue Bridge over Plum Run, best known as “Dinosaur Bridge,” that contains a dinosaur fossil, was vandalized on Thursday, September 25.

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