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Between 1912 and 1916, Gidley excavated the Cumberland Bone Cave, where 41 genera of mammals were found, about 16 per cent of which are extinct. Numerous excellent skulls and enough bones to reconstruct skeletons for a number of the species were present. Skeletons of the
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Many of the fossilized bones date from 200,000 years ago. The Cumberland Bone cave represents one of the finest Pleistocene-era faunas known from eastern North America.
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Industry in the area includes the quarry operated by the Cumberland Cement and Supply Company, which mines the limestone and shale of the
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Parker, Willis, Bolster, Ashe, & Marsh, Horatio N., Bailey, R.H., W.W., & M.C. (1907).
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Corriganville, Maryland
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Geologic map of the Cumberland quadrangle, Allegany County, Maryland
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began excavating that same year. The cave later became known as the
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broke into a partly filled cave along the western slope of
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it had a population of 455. Corriganville is part of the
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Census-designated places in Allegany County, Maryland
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Census-designated place
Kreighbaum Road in Corriganville
Corriganville, Maryland is located in Maryland
Corriganville, Maryland is located in the United States
39°41′41″N 78°47′50″W / 39.69472°N 78.79722°W / 39.69472; -78.79722
State
Maryland
County
Allegany
Time zone
UTC−5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC−4
ZIP codes
FIPS code
GNIS
unincorporated community
census-designated place
Allegany County
Maryland
United States
2010 census
Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
Helderberg Group
Keyser Limestone
Cumberland
confluence
Wills Creek
Jennings Run

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