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Van Hise Rock

Rock Springs, Wisconsin
County of Sauk.
National Register Number: 97001267
 Resource type: Object.
Property type: Landscape - natural feature. The threat level was Satisfactory in
2004.
Congressional District: WI-2 Certified Local Government: NO

Statement of Significance (as of designation - September 25, 1997):
This small outcrop provides an inordinate amount of geologic information about metamorphism, Precambrian rocks, and structural geology, all subjects to which Charles Van Hise, for whom the rock is named, made early and significant contributions. Van Hise Rock is still used regularly by universities to train geology students.

Condition:
The site is cared for by WisDOT/ Sauk County and is protected in a landscaped pull-off on ST H 136. It is and will remain in the State of Wisconsin ownership.


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