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On Oct. 18, 2003, Haddonfield, N.J., installed a one-ton bronze statue of its famous dinosaur, Hadrosaurus foulkii, in the center of its business district. It quickly became one of Camden County's best-known landmarks. This is an archive of HistoricCamdenCounty.com stories and photo pages documenting that two-year-long Hadrosaurus sculpture project.

ccd09_med HISTORIC HADDONFIELD DINOSAUR SCULPTURE UNVEILED AND DEDICATED
Thousands Pack Downtown Streets For Ceremony
Oct. 18, 2003 -- More than 2,000 dinosaur buffs swarmed into Haddonfield today for the unveiling of a massive sculpture of the town's famous fossil.
ccd08_med HADDONFIELD DINOSAUR RISES FROM FIRE AND MOLTEN METAL
Historic Sculpture Takes Full Form in Lambertville Foundry
Oct. 2, 2003 -- Amidst the clank of hammers and flash of welding arcs, a bronze Hadrosaurus foulkii wows its first visitors at the Stewart Sculpture Casting foundry.
ccd07_med HADDONFIELD DINOSAUR CONSTRUCTION SITE NEARS COMPLETION
Sculpture Park in Lantern Lane on Schedule for Hadrosaurus Dedication Oct. 18
Sept. 7, 2003 -- After five weeks of massive demolition and construction efforts, Lantern lane, the once-dowdy pedestrian walkway, is beginning to look like a dinosaur garden park.
ccd06_med WALKING WITH DINOSAURS IN HADDONFIELD
Townwide Dino Day Events Celebrate Fossil Discovery; Raise Funds for Sculpture
April 12, 2003 -- A stiff lashing of rain did not dampen spirits at Haddonfield's townwide event celebrating the history and lore of dinosaurs. Five pages of photos document the unique event.
ccd05_med A DINOSAUR SCULPTOR PONDERS THE FINAL FORM
Artist John Giannotti Confronts the Great Unknowns of Prehistoric Anatomy
March 3, 2003 -- Blending scientific fact with common sense and artistic license, Giannotti creates an awesome beast in a barn behind his Haddonfield home.
ccd04_med SKINNING HADDONFIELD'S DINOSAUR
'Clay Party' Rounds Out Historic Sculpture Model
Jan. 12, 2003 -- In an event many later described as emotionally "moving," more than 100 people came to John Giannotti's studio to help with preliminary work on the dinosaur sculpture.
ccd03_med FULL-SIZE HADROSAURUS RENDERING UNVEILED
Haddonfield Ceremony Kicks Off Historic Fossil Sculpture Fundraising Drive
Sept. 20, 2002 -- The visual impact of Haddonfield's planned dinosaur sculpture became apparent as a full-size illustration was displayed at a Lantern lane press conference.
ccd02_med CAMDEN COUNTY DINOSAUR SCULPTURE DESIGN ANNOUNCED
Haddonfield's John Giannotti Selected as Project Artist
Aug. 25, 2002 -- Giannotti, a sculptor and former chairman of the Rutgers University Fine Arts Department has been selected to design and create a one-ton Hadrosaurus sculpture.
ccd01_med A DINOSAUR IS COMING TO DOWNTOWN HADDONFIELD
Outdoor Sculpture to Commemorate Historic Fossil
July 15, 2002 -- One hundred forty five years after its bones were extracted from a local marl pit, Hadrosaurus foulkii will be commemorated with a major work of sculpture in the middle of this town's business district.

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point NewJerseyDinosaur.com
The full story of the Camden County Dinosaur

point Official website of the Haddonfield Dinosaur Sculpture Committee
point Borough of Haddonfield Website
point Phila. Academy of Natural Sciences Joseph Leidy/Hadrosaurus foulkii Website
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