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The Kentucky meat shower was an incident occurring for a period of several minutes between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. on March 3, 1876, [1] where what appeared to be chunks of red meat fell from the sky in a 100-by-50-yard (90-by-45-meter) area near Olympia Springs in Bath County, Kentucky. [2]
Bath County was established in 1811 from land given by Montgomery County, Kentucky. Its name is derived from natural springs said to have medicinal qualities. The courthouse in Owingsville was destroyed by an accidental fire caused by Union troops during the American Civil War in 1864. [4] It is the site of the Kentucky Meat Shower. From 11 a.m ...
Explores a selection of cases of unexplained weather phenomena, including the Kentucky meat shower, an incident that occurred in 1876 in Olympia State Forest in Kentucky, in which chunks of meat fell from the sky.
Olympia is an unincorporated community in Bath County, Kentucky, United States. [1] The community is located along Kentucky Route 36 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Owingsville. Olympia has a post office with ZIP code 40358. [2] [3] Olympia is near the site of the 1876 Kentucky meat shower. [4]
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