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Devonian Rock Beside the Route 26 Ramp

Exposure of the Devonian Brallier Formation in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, along the ramp from U.S. Route 22 west to Pennsylvania Route 26 north. Facing roughly northeast. Thick blocky beds are sandstone and the intervenin
Exposure of the Devonian Brallier Formation in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, along the ramp from U.S. Route 22 west to Pennsylvania Route 26 north. Facing roughly northeast. Thick blocky beds are sandstone and the intervening layers are shale. Taken at the 82nd Annual Field Conference of Pennsylvania GePhotograph by the Wikimedia Commons contributor Jstuby, 2017-10-06. Released under CC0, a public domain dedication. Brallier Formation Route 26 Huntingdon Pennsylvania.jpg

An exposure of the Devonian Brallier Formation, cut open where the ramp carries traffic from Route 22 west onto Route 26 north, facing roughly north-east. The thick blocky beds are sandstone and the layers between them are shale. It was photographed at the 82nd Annual Field Conference of Pennsylvania Geologists. The road cut is signed for Huntingdon; the rock itself is in Henderson township.

What the fact check changed. Placed by the photograph's own coordinates against the Census geocoder, which returns Huntingdon / Henderson / .

Sources

  1. Wikimedia Commons: Brallier Formation Route 26 Huntingdon Pennsylvania.jpg, CC0 (2017)

Checked 2026-09-01 · Wikimedia Commons

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