[meteorite-list] Plagues, philadelphia, and meteorites

From: David Freeman <dfreeman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:17:46 2004
Message-ID: <3FDA4C3C.5010603_at_fascination.com>

Melted into the liberty bell, or a horse shoe for Paul Revere's horse?
df

tracy latimer wrote:

> I am presently reading a book called "An American Plague: the true and
> terrifying story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793", by Jim
> Murphy. It describes the progress of yellow fever through
> Philadelphia in the late summer and fall of 1793. At the end of one
> chapter, it tells how George Washington had to leave the city at the
> insistence of his wife.
>
> "Two days after the president left [on September 10]... a meteorite
> fell out of the morning sky and thudded into Third Street." If this
> is true, where does the metorite now reside, and does anyone have any
> additional information about it? I find it of interest, not only
> because it would have been a documented fall, but also a 'birthday'
> meteorite for me. If not true, the writer needs to correct his
> information.
>
> T
>
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Received on Fri 12 Dec 2003 06:16:12 PM PST