National Historic Landmark Dedication Ceremony

The National Park Service has designated Big Bone Lick State Historic Site as a National Historic Landmark! Big Bone Lick is now one of only 16 properties in the United States to have both National Historic Landmark and National Natural Landmark status!

Join us on May 9, 2025 at 10 a.m. to celebrate this wonderful achievement. The event will take place at the Bison Circle Shelter. Open to the public. Refreshments will be provided.

For over 250 years, Big Bone Lick has been known as a significant paleontological resource. Often referred to as the “birthplace of American Paleontology,” it is recognized as the “first major New World fossil locality known to Europeans” with global notoriety as “a place of great geological celebrity”.

Fossils obtained from Big Bone Lick’s eighteenth-century excavations may be seen today in the leading museums of Europe and the United States. Big Bone Lick’s association with early scientific expeditions and debates, and with the evolution of American paleontological science, makes Big Bone Lick nationally significant in the history of science in the United States.

You may also like the following events from Big Bone Lick State Historic Site:

• This Saturday, 26th April, 10:00 am, Trail Work Day in Union
• Next Saturday, 3rd May, 11:00 am, Lewis and Clark Junior Ranger Day in Union
• This June, 14th June, 11:00 am, Discovery Day in Union

Also check out other Trips & Adventurous Activities in Union.