On This Date in Minnesota History: February 8

February 8, 1858 – “The fossil remains of a mastodon were discovered by a work crew excavating Myrtle Street [in Stillwater, Minn.] The tusks were found about eight to ten feet above the base of the hill of Myrtle Street and 36 feet below the ground.”

http://projects.wchsmn.org/reference/events/fossil-remains/

American Mastodon

http://www.isgs.illinois.edu/education/ice-age-res/mastodon.shtml