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Fort Payne Formation Field Trip in the Dale Hollow Lake Region
The following descriptions and images are provided by Larry Knox and Frank Stupor Jr., at the Department of Earth Sciences, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN. Some exposures are along roads while others are only accessible by boat on the lake.
Regional map of known Fort Payne mounds in Tennessee
General Lake Information (links to park maps, boat docks, lake levels, etc.)
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