Iron Hill
Museum Exhibits
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Iron Mining
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See how Iron Hill got its name! See what
iron ore looks like before it’s melted
and refined into Pig Iron. You can learn
all the steps of Iron Mining and see the
products of the mining process. |
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Please Touch Wall
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Ever
wanted to know what a turtle shell felt
like? Or what a piece of petrified wood
looked like. Stop by the Please Touch
wall and see these and much more. Kids
love it! |
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The Lenni Lenape
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The Lenni
Lenape lived in harmony with their
surroundings and found everything they
needed in the woods around them. See
what material they used and how they
used them to live a life without
electricity, telephones, televisions, or
any of our modern conveniences. |
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Rocks and Minerals
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Iron Hill
houses part of the du Pont Rock and
Mineral collection. Donated to the
museum in the 1960’s, this beautiful
collection displays rocks and minerals
from around Delaware and around the
world. Learn about the different types
of rocks and how to identify different
minerals. |
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Glowing Rock Room
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These
rocks look like any old rock you would
find anywhere, but shine ultraviolet
lights on them and watch them glow!
These fluorescent minerals turn bright
red, green, purple, and much more! See
the radioactive marbles and gum plates!
Don’t miss this display! |
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Stuffed Animals
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See bears,
deer, turkeys, hawks, fox, and much more
in the museums collection of stuffed
animals. |
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Delaware's
Prehistoric Sea Life
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Although
Delaware never had dinosaurs, we did have
many varieties of monosaurs. What’s a
monosaur? Come to Iron Hill Museum and
find out! Find out what other types of
creatures were crawling along the
seafloor that would eventually become
Delaware! |
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