page_title: Petrified Sea Gardens
hierarchical_section_title: Petrified Sea Gardens
caption_attribution_description: English: Cambrian-era Rock grotto at Petrified Sea Gardens, outside Saratoga Springs, NY, USA
context_page_description: Petrified Sea Gardens, also once known as Ritchie Park, is a National Historic Landmark on Petrified Sea Gardens Road in Saratoga Springs, New York. It preserves a bed of ancient stromatolites in a Cambrian rock layer, which were the first to be recognized and understood for what they are. The site was a private park open to the public for many years, but is now closed. The site was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1967, and a National Historic Landmark in 1999.
context_section_description: Petrified Sea Gardens, also once known as Ritchie Park, is a National Historic Landmark on Petrified Sea Gardens Road in  Saratoga Springs, New York.  It preserves a bed of ancient stromatolites in a Cambrian rock layer, which were the first to be recognized and understood for what they are.  The site was a private park open to the public for many years, but is now closed.  The site was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1967, and a National Historic Landmark in 1999.
caption: Cambrian Period undersea grotto
  near park entrance, 2008
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