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Hell Creek, Montana - August 2002

In August, Jane is ready to hit the road to Rockford. Woods Equipment Company donates a semi-trailer and a crew of four. Together, the trucking crew and the excavation team wrestle four hunks and 4,000 pounds of rock from the earth. They swaddle the precious cargo in bubble wrap, hay and plaster and load it on a semi-trailer for the 1,100-mile ride to Jane's new home in Rockford. Jane arrives in Rockford on August 10, 2002 to anxious and curious crowds.
 
 
   
 

   Jane’s bones were carefully secured before
   they began the long trip to Rockford, IL.
 

   Jane bones arrive and are greeted by an enthusi-
   astic crowd at Burpee Museum on Aug. 10, 2002.
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