Paper: Holland Evening Sentinel City: Holland, Michigan Date: Wednesday, August 31, 1949 Page: 8
Meteorite Fell Fifty Years Ago
Allegan, Aug. 31. - In the summer of 1899, 50 years ago, an earth-shaking roar startled residents in the Thomas hill vicinity near Allegan.
It was a fiery meteorite.
Many natives of the area remember the excitement that the natural phenomenon caused.
Residents in the vicinity heard a sudden rumbling. A swish, similar to a sky rocket, was reported. The meteorite crashed into the earth. It was reported the rumble could be heard from the lake shore to Barry county.
Young and old hurried to the scene to get souvenirs. Largest piece found weighed 62 1/2 pounds. A four-pound piece was salvaged.
Many youths made pocket change by selling broken cement bits to uninformed spectators.
The meteorite fell in a year near a street construction job.
Amateur astronomists believed the meteorite was a stray from an expected shower of falling stars, due the following Nov. 13.
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