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pay more attention in science class...... but it can be just the formation of the area and that scientist think there may have been an ocean because limestone is usually found in the ocean

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Q: Why are many deposits of limestone in Ohio and Kentucky Why would this fact lead scientist to believe that there use to be an ocean covering these states?
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