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Description
People considered Furbish’s Lousewort extinct just a few decades after Kate Furbish found it growing along the Wolastoq in 1880.
In 1976, rediscovery of Furbish’s Lousewort halted the construction of the Dickey-Lincoln dam. Public forums showed disregard for endangered species. During a 1977 congressional hearing, an Indiana congressman noted, “A thousand years from now we may have a nation of louseworts and nothing else. As far as anyone knows, they’re not good for anything.”
About This Item
- Title: Furbish’s Lousewort, Fort Kent, 1881
- Creator: Kate Furbish
- Creation Date: 1881
- Subject Date: 1881
- Location: Fort Kent, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Botanical specimen
- Local Code: 00679513
- Object Type: Physical Object
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