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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 ...
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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]
The meat is hung to keep it from the reach of vermin. [2] Prior to the widespread availability of mains electricity and freezers, meat was preserved by heavy salting. Hogs were slaughtered after the onset of cold weather, and hams and other pork products were salted and hung up or placed on a shelf to last into the following summer.
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