University of Tennessee-Martin: Coon Creek Marks 100 Years Since Breakout Publication
August 17, 2026
August 17, 2026
MARTIN, Tennessee, Aug. 17 -- The University of Tennessee Martin campus issued the following news:
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Coon Creek marks 100 years since breakout publication
In the summer of 1915, a young geologist from Trenton named Bruce Wade discovered a huge fossil site at Coon Creek on the Dave Weeks farm in McNairy County, perhaps Wade's crowning achievement after years of fossil discoveries throughout southwestern Tennessee in the early part of the 20th centur . . .
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Coon Creek marks 100 years since breakout publication
In the summer of 1915, a young geologist from Trenton named Bruce Wade discovered a huge fossil site at Coon Creek on the Dave Weeks farm in McNairy County, perhaps Wade's crowning achievement after years of fossil discoveries throughout southwestern Tennessee in the early part of the 20th centur . . .