Marker is on Pennington Road, 0.1 miles west of Banes Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is in Metamora, Indiana, in Franklin County. A significant historical date for this entry is April 3, 1902.
#Extinct passenger pigeon series#
In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers series list. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals The last verified passenger pigeon in the wild was shot about five miles from here near Laurel on April 3, 1902.Įrected 2017 by Indiana Historical Bureau. Pigeon roosts, which spread over miles and could damage and topple trees, often attracted amazed onlookers and hunters. Species became extinct when the last captive bird died September 1, 1914.īefore extinction, vast numbers of passenger pigeons migrated through Indiana, with many nesting in the state's forests in the spring. Communication and transportation advancements enabled market hunters to kill unprecedented numbers for food and sport. A population in the billions as late as 1860 was nearly zero by 1900. Known for flocks that darkened the sky, the passenger pigeon was once the most abundant North American bird. It is in Metamora in Franklin County Indiana This historical marker was erected in 2017 by Indiana Historical Bureau. The last verified passenger pigeon in the wild was shot about five miles from here near Laurel on April 3, 1902. , Known for flocks that darkened the sky, the passenger pigeon was once the most abundant North American bird.
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