* Astronomy

Did a meteor hit Kewanee in 1899?

Meteoric stone falls on Prospect Street - Visitor from the heavens

"Kewanee had an aerial visitor Friday night (That would have been July 21, 1899, if you want the official date), the only announcement of whose coming was a brilliant flash, dazzling to the eyes of those who saw it. A meteoric stone, the first that has fallen here so far as known, descended upon Prospect Street and is now in the possession of J.R. Hoffman" - Wednesday, July 26, 1899, Star Courier.

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