[meteorite-list] "Mad Anne Ridge" meteorite???

From: Jason Utas <meteoritekid_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:34:29 -0800
Message-ID: <93aaac891001181734g5d70e9d7k5bd38d2ca9a6a86f_at_mail.gmail.com>

I checked out the ridge - the only references I found to a "Mad Anne's
Ridge" were somewhere in Allegany County, NY, but the only fall within
New York that happened within a few decades of the 1960's was the
Schenectady meteorite, which fell *nowhere* near Allegany County - or
the town of Allegany (not in said county). And that stone fell in
1968.

http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/metbull.php?sea=york&sfor=places&ants=&falls=&valids=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ge&browse=&country=United+States&srt=name&categ=All&mblist=All&rect=&phot=&snew=0&pnt=Normal%20table&code=23458

But there's a pretty amusing story as to how the ridge got its name here:

http://books.google.com/books?id=4FtIAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA198&lpg=PA198&dq=%22Mad+Anne's+Ridge%22+pioneer+days+in+alleghany+county&source=bl&ots=RArBojgFNW&sig=2oLGRSNw5Uz9qLrrUt7649QhlgU&hl=en&ei=cgpVS__oNoLctgO60syFCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CA4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Mad%20Anne's%20Ridge%22%20pioneer%20days%20in%20alleghany%20county&f=false

Good old pioneer tales...
So either it's a myth or it's unreported.
Regards,
Jason

On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 4:37 PM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks
<meteoritemike at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Linton and List,
>
> Grady's Catalogue of Meteorites doesn't contain any entry on that name
> or variation of that name.
>
> Best regards and clear skies,
>
> MikeG
>
> On 1/18/10, Linton Rohr <lintonius at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Greetings listoids,
>> Someone on another forum (Astromart) asked about this alleged meteorite,
>> supposed to have fallen in the early '60's. I've never heard of it, but that
>> doesn't mean much. The MetBull shows no search results though, and that
>> carries a bit more weight. Has anybody heard this name before, or is this
>> guy out to lunch?
>> Linton
>>
>> I'm fairly certain this has nothing to do with our beloved friend in
>> Colorado. ;^)
>>
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