The Stone Pavilion is a small hexagonal stone building that houses a unique collection of stones from every U.S. state and a statewide assemblage of stones from all 169 Connecticut towns. It was originally dedicated in 1937 before falling into obscurity after the 1938 hurricane. It holds scientific, educational, and cultural significance, embodying the Geological Society of America’s definition of a geoheritage site.

For several years, Earth Sciences professor Robert Thorson, with assistance from Ben Chilson-Parks and Clay Tabor, have worked to rescue UConn's historic Stone Pavilion from oblivion and feature it as scholarly engagement. Now, Earth Sciences undergraduate Mary Ferguson is developing curriculum for K-12 field trips that incorporates the Stone Pavilion. And this week, professor Thorson published the essence of the project in Geoheritage, an international Springer-Nature journal. Geoheritage is a fast-growing subdiscipline within the Geological Society of America, now with its own, newly renamed, History, Philosophy, and Geoheritage Division. Think Yellowstone, Stonehenge, Siccar Point, Gubbio, and ... drumroll... Storrs.

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