Come join us on Sunday, March 8, 2020, for LHI Education Committee's Sunday Salon Series. We are delighted that at this salon, Kenneth D. Frank,
M.D., husband of Leyv Ha-Ir member Sue Frank, will present Center City
Before Moses.
In
1931 workers digging a subway tunnel at 8th and Locust Streets discovered
subterranean tree stumps that were more than 36,000 years old. The stumps
were buried 38 feet underground, and the wood was well preserved. The
trees were bald cypress, a southern species whose native range does not extend
this far north. How scientists cracked the mystery of this discovery is an
intriguing tale. The story offers clues to Center City’s prehistoric past
and potential future.
It promises to be a very enlightening session. Very light noshes will be served. RSVP BY THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2020. SEATING IS LIMITED TO 18 PEOPLE. Please contact Beverly by email at hayden15@verizon.net or at 215-557-3777 to RSVP and for her address. |