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Waco Texas Holiday Ornament - Mammoth

Waco Texas Holiday Ornament - Mammoth

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Mammoth. A herd of mammoths died together here, and they were found because two men went looking for arrowheads and came back with a bone.

In 1978, near the confluence of the Bosque and Brazos rivers, two locals spotted a large bone eroding from a ravine and took it to Baylor University. Excavation uncovered the remains of a group of Columbian mammoths - the largest known concentration of a single herd that died in one event anywhere in the Americas. The evidence suggests a flood. Among the finds was an adult positioned as if lifting a juvenile, a detail that has stayed with everyone who has heard it. The site became a National Monument in 2015 and the bones remain in the ground, under a roof, where visitors can see them.

Columbian mammoths stood taller than woolly mammoths and roamed this country until roughly ten thousand years ago. Waco's are not a museum display assembled from elsewhere - they are exactly where they fell, which is a very different thing to stand over.

For the dig visitor, the Baylor family, the kid who is deeply serious about the Ice Age.

Below are excerpts from our Waco history page. The Waco town logo and the full town story are available through the collection link above.

Printed on a three-inch faceted crystal glass round, white-backed so the sculptural grays hold their depth and the small red cardinal draws the eye on a lit tree. The faceted edge catches light from any angle. Arrives boxed - white or gold gift box, your choice at checkout.

3-inch (76 mm) round crystal glass ornament · faceted gem-cut edge · white-backed print for crisp contrast · red ribbon hanger · your choice of white or gold gift box, included · free U.S. shipping.


QUICK FACTS — WACO TX CRYSTAL ORNAMENT — MAMMOTH

Town: Waco, Texas

Founded: Platted 1849; incorporated 1856–57

Known for: Birthplace of Dr Pepper (1885); the 1870 Waco Suspension Bridge; the Chisholm Trail; the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame

Art: Mammoth, original Merlin Classics engraving

Blank: 3-inch (76 mm) round clear crystal glass ornament, faceted gem-cut edge

Print: white-backed for contrast; red ribbon hanger

Packaging: white or gold gift box, chosen at checkout

Made to order in the USA



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Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

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Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

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Our Waco logo carries Texas's longhorn and Lone Star above ‘Texas Republic — Est. 1845,’ the shared retro emblem of our Texas towns. The longhorn fits Waco better than almost anywhere — these are the very cattle that crossed the Brazos here by the hundreds of thousands — and the star and 1845 mark Texas's Republic and statehood. Rendered in branding-iron black and white, it ties Waco to every other Texas town we make; what makes this one Waco is the river, the bridge, and the mammoths.

For its first decades the Brazos was both the making and the bane of Waco. No bridge crossed the river's eight hundred Texas miles, and the cattle drovers pushing herds north on the Chisholm Trail — the great cattle road blazed in 1864 by the trader Jesse Chisholm — had to ford at Waco's shallow banks or swim their longhorns across. Waco's crossing made it a busy checkpoint between the South Texas ranches and the Kansas railheads, but in flood season the river turned impassable for weeks, and a ferry was the only way over.

Why People Visit Waco

Waco balances discovery with simple outdoor time. Visitors mix fossils, the historic bridge, and museums with shaded riverfront parks and an easy downtown. It is friendly, curious, and easy to navigate, with year-round appeal in its parks, paths, and public spaces. Frontier Texas and Ice Age deep time sit side by side here — history and everyday culture together in a welcoming way, with relaxed mornings and unhurried afternoons.

Waco Texas Merlin Classics retro logo — Texas longhorn and Lone Star, Texas Republic Est. 1845