Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
June 10, 1817
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 86
Notes:
Madrepore are coral of the genus Madrepora, many of which occur in tropical seas and form large coral reefs. Their fossils are often found in limestone and marble.
Philadelphia physician Dr. Samuel Bleight laid out the city of Utica, Indiana in 1816.
