jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Jun 4, 2015 20:20:58 GMT -5
The Willamette Meteorite was discovered in the Willamette Valley of Oregon near the modern city of West Linn. Although known to Native Americans, its modern discovery was made by settler Ellis Hughes in 1902. At that time the land was owned by the Oregon Iron and Steel Company. Hughes recognized the meteorite's significance, and in an attempt to claim ownership, secretly moved it to his own land. This involved 90 days of hard work to cover the 3/4 mile (1200 m) distance. The move was discovered, and after a lawsuit, the Oregon Supreme Court held that Oregon Iron and Steel Company was the legal owner. Oregon Iron Co. v. Hughes, 47 Or 313, 82 P 572 (1905).[11] willamettemeteorite.com
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Jun 4, 2015 22:32:38 GMT -5
Yuppers,a hop skip and jump from here.............
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Post by snowmom on Jun 5, 2015 4:14:29 GMT -5
have you seen it Mike? Or has it ended up in a museum somewhere? human nature is pretty much the same from centuries back til the present. interesting post
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Jun 5, 2015 5:09:46 GMT -5
have you seen it Mike? Or has it ended up in a museum somewhere? human nature is pretty much the same from centuries back til the present. interesting post A meteorite that size would provide a fine retirement bonus. Maybe the larger section is in fossilman 's back yard.... Bet he would change his name to Meteorman. I remember grade school science teacher or book using that meteor as an example(the photo of it). You would think that there is a heck of a crater at the point Mr. Hughs removed it. They recovered a softball sized meteor about 2 miles from my house that struck in a corn field about 50 years ago. Crater was 40 feet across and 5 feet deep.
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Post by mohs on Jun 5, 2015 8:22:57 GMT -5
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Post by Fossilman on Jun 5, 2015 16:49:24 GMT -5
No D,haven't seen it yet-Have known and read about it though...............PS; It's displayed in New York City.................Google the name and read the whole story.... It was moved by glaciers from either Canada or Montana (the impact zone)...... I'm on my notebook,so can't paste and copy yet....
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Post by jamesp on Jun 5, 2015 19:18:43 GMT -5
No D,haven't seen it yet-Have known and read about it though...............PS; It's displayed in New York City.................Google the name and read the whole story.... It was moved by glaciers from either Canada or Montana (the impact zone)...... I'm on my notebook,so can't paste and copy yet.... OK then, the glacier stole it too. It belongs to the impact site owners LOL
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Post by mohs on Jun 5, 2015 19:25:22 GMT -5
I see you point james except it crashed in to glacier being that glacier move & melted we cant determines it impact site
so I say possession is 99% of the law give it to the poor boys who moved 16 tons
mostly
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