A gift of Judge and Mrs. Joseph Sam Perry
Discovered in Glen Ellyn, Illinois
October 16, 1963
The Perry Mastodon  is
displayed in the Edwin
F. Deicke Exhibit Hall in Armerding Hall on the Wheaton College campus. As a valuble teaching aid and a community treasure, it has
been viewed
by thousands of
individuals and tour groups.
The 16 foot long, nine foot
tall American Mastodon has been
reconstructed and mounted
on a revolving platform. An audio presentation tells the story of
the Perry
Mastodon. A multimedia presentation documents the actual excavation,
restoration, and installation of the skeleton.
The Perry Mastodon
can be observed from the inside of the Exhibit Hall, with access to the audio and
multimedia presentations, between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Monday through Friday. Other
times, the
mastodon can be viewed, with access to the audio presentation, outside
of the Exhibit
Hall from a patio between Armerding Hall and Breyer Laboratory.
In addition to the Perry
Mastodon, visitors are invited to examine other geological exhibits on the third floor of Breyer Laboratory.
Visitor parking is
available in the lot behind Edman Memorial Chapel (between Washington St., Jefferson Ave., and Irving
St.), or along
Kenilworth Ave. beside
the tennis courts.
The multimedia presentation is available on-line from this location.
Enjoy your visit to the Perry
Mastodon.
- Stephen O. Moshier, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor of Geology
- Wheaton College
- 630/752-5856 office
- 630/752-5996 fax
"Great are the works of the Lord: They are studied by
all who delight in them." Psalm 111:2
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