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S11.12.011Description
Rockfall at Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio, on November 29, 1987. The rockfall material is the Pomeroy sandstone of the Monongahela Group. Bedrock is from the Pennsylvanian Geologic Period. The image was taken in Spring 1961. Location approximate to general location in Pomeroy, Ohio
For more information, see: When the Hills Come Tumbling Down--Landslides in Ohio by Michael C. Hansen (Ohio Geological Survey, Ohio Geology Newsletter, Spring 1986) pages 1+. and Pomeroy Rockfall: Again by Michael C. Hansen (Ohio Geological Survey, Ohio Geology Newsletter, Winter 1988) page 4.
This slide image included in the USGS National Digital Catalog for NGGDPP Grant G15AP00115 in FY2015.Context
Fallen rocks and rock debris at bottom of rockfall. House and car in foreground. Pomeroy, Ohio.