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Lay of the Land

Across
___ are the most important mineral wealth of the county, making excellent building material.
____ Falls exposed to geologists stratified limestone, potholes and fossilized creatures.
Beautiful quartz crystals found in rock deposits found half a billion years ago - Herkimer ____.
Limestone caves can be found at the Robert B. Woodruff Outdoor Leaning Center in ____ (2 words).
The oldest rocks in Herkimer County date from the latter part of the Precambrian era and are 1.1 ___ years old.
Immense number of ___ shells can be found in the Trenton/Black River group of limestones at Trenton Falls and terraces along the West Canada Creek.
Before 1.1 billion years ago, most of NY State lay under ___ and formed part of the continental shelf of a landmass to the northwest.
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Huge boulders caught in eddies at the bottom of a great waterfall at Little Falls drilled out the giant ___ still to be seen on Moss Island.
The first lock system on the Mohawk River was built by the ___ Inland Lock Navigation Co. in 1792.
The answer to #9 Across can be seen on display at the ____ in Washington, D.C.
The opening of the ___ Canal in 1825 enhanced water transportation across the state.
This well-known rock outcropping with a distinctive face near Moss Island is called ___ Rock.
Many towns were established besides ____ and became miniature industrial centers.
The highest topographical point in Herkimer County is in the town of ___, south of Twin Lakes and is 2697 ft. in elevation.
Most of the flowing water in Herkimer County winds up going east down the Mohawk River, but the Unadilla River flows ___.