Charlotte's Bones

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Set in 1849, the discovery of unusual bones during railroad construction in Charlotte, Vermont, leads to a significant scientific inquiry. Local naturalist Louis Agassiz identifies the bones as belonging to a beluga whale, raising questions about how they ended up far from the ocean. This revelation suggests that Lake Champlain was once part of the sea, prompting groundbreaking ideas about geological time and the evolution of species, challenging existing scientific beliefs of the era.