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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]
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]
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 ...
Another celebration of the history and glamour of the estate can be found in the recently released coffee table book, “Ward Hall: Kentucky’s Greek Revival Masterpiece” ($49.95, Acclaim Press.)
Alex Chronis, a 76-year-old food vendor who was visiting the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky region for work in November 2021, was scalded when he tried to take a morning shower at the ...
The family of a 76-year-old Kentucky man was awarded over $2 million for his death from second- and third-degree burns suffered in a scalding hot motel shower where water temperatures reached at ...
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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.