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

From: Linton Rohr <lintonius_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:54:39 -0800
Message-ID: <E6519C7DC1874738B0165C72DDDE473B_at_D190TH71>

Thanks Jason.
The material I saw listed Allegeny County in Virginia/West Virginia.
Sounds like the same character though. Interesting tales.
http://www.ferrum.edu/applit/bibs/tales/MadAnn.htm
Regardless, the MetBull shows nothing after 1950 in either state.
I'm curious to learn where this guy got his info.
Linton

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Utas" <meteoritekid at gmail.com>
To: "Meteorite-list" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 5:34 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] "Mad Anne Ridge" meteorite???


>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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