A Wild Pitch That Disturbed Allegan's Breakfast

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A Wild Pitch That Disturbed Allegan’s Breakfast: Allegan County News, July 10, 1969
A Wild Pitch That Disturbed Allegan’s Breakfast

Allegan County News, July 10, 1969

Name/Title

A Wild Pitch That Disturbed Allegan's Breakfast

Entry/Object ID

2013.05.01

Scope and Content

A newspaper article dated July 10, 1969 about the Meteorite that dropped in Allegan in 1899. It weighed 62 lbs and landed on "Thomas Hill" on the fringe of what was then called Saugatuck Road. It was 20" long and 12" wide. Visitors soon started chipping into it for souvenirs. It eventually ended up at the Smithsonion Insitution in Washington. in 1969 John Pahl still had an authentic part of the meteorite.

Acquisition

Accession

2013.05

Source or Donor

Casteele, James L.

Acquisition Method

Donation

Lexicon

Search Terms

Newspaper article, Meteorite in Allegan

Archive Details

Creator

Allegan County News

Date(s) of Creation

1969

Date(s) Material Assembled

2000

Location

Filing cabinet

Files Accession Number

Relationships

Related Places

Place

County

Allegan County

State/Province

Michigan

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

General Notes

Note

Notes: Chris Yoder recently saw a piece of this meteorite sold on E-bay for more than $200. it was a small sliver in a glass vial.

Create Date

January 21, 2013

Update Date

April 19, 2023