GEOLOGY OF THE HYDE PARK AREA
GEOLOGY OF THE HYDE PARK AREA
STOP #4 Vanderbilt Carriage House, Stone Bridge and Crum Elbow Creek
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10. In the parking area, what can be seen growing on the rock outcrops?
11. What type of materials is the stone bridge made of? What is the possible origin
of these rocks in the bridge wall?
12. Describe the stream valley, stream velocity and nature of the bedrock over which
it flow just upstream from the stone bridge.
13. Why is the drainage pattern of the Crum Elbow Creek in Hyde Park considered to
be a trellis drainage pattern?
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