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like the gates mansion, where home networking technology simplifies and streamlines daily tasks, jefferson engineered monticello "with a greater eye to convenience." the name "monticello" is italian and means " little hill. Centuries before bill gates built his multimillion dollar smart house, thomas jefferson designed his home, monticello. the founding father dreamed of finding a living, breathing mastodon in america, and this lofty goal ended up being a motivating force throughout much of his life.
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thomas jefferson didn’t know that, though. By the 1800s, american mastodons-prehistoric relatives of the elephant-had been extinct for roughly 10,000 years. howstuffworks takes a look at the natural and presidential history of the region. massive mastodons roamed lower kentucky during the last ice age. by mark mancini ancient fish strutted seafloor before land animals walking evolved not on land but underwater. jefferson was so fascinated by the creatures he was convinced they still roamed the plains in the 1800s. The mastodon boneyard that stole thomas jefferson’s heart massive mastodons roamed lower kentucky during the last ice age. Howstuffworks animals extinct animals prehistoric animals the mastodon boneyard that stole thomas jefferson’s heart by: mark mancini this illustration of a prehistoric mastodon shows the size of the animals founding father thomas jefferson believed might still be roaming the plains in the early 1800s.