On the morning of March 3, 1876, the wife of farmer Allen Crouch was making soap
On the morning of March 3, 1876, the wife of farmer Allen Crouch was making soap in the yard of their farmhouse near the small community of Olympia Springs in Bath County, Kentucky. The sky was clear. Without warning, chunks of meat began falling from the sky. Most pieces ranged in size from approximately 2 inches square to 4 inches square. They were fresh. They were raw. They covered approximately a 100-yard by 50-yard strip of the Crouch yard and pasture. The Meat Shower lasted approximately three to seven minutes (witness accounts varied). When it ended, an estimated several hundred pounds of meat lay scattered across the Kentucky countryside. Several local residents, intrigued by the unusual event, picked up samples and tasted them. The general agreement was that the meat tasted "between mutton and venison." The story was reported by The New York Times on March 9, 1876. Samples were preserved and eventually analyzed by professional scientists. Dr. Leopold Brandeis of New ...