Pocahontas Meteorite
Pocahontas, Arkansas
Photos by Stephen McMann
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In 1986 the family of A.H. Keith generously donated a 100+ year old family treasure to the town of Pocahontas (Randolph County seat) for the celebration of the Arkansas' Sesquicentennial. The 'treasure' was a large 'meteorite' that A.H. Keith believed fell in the nearby Black River bottoms in 1859. The large stone is now displayed in front of the Randolph County Court House.
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meteorite-identification.com Aug 24, 2007 |
Meteorite identification is not easy to those unfamiliar with meteorites. Preparations were probably completed before those in charged learned that the 'meteorite' was actually a meteorwrong. No promotion can be found. The Randolph County Sesquicentennial celebration brochure makes no mention of the 'meteorite'. Regardless of its misidentification, this stone of Arkansas folklore is now a special part of Randolph County history.
References:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~arrandol/books/chamber.htm
Thanks to Stephen McMann for the photos and for bringing this to my attention!