[meteorite-list] Meteorite exhibit in South Dakota, 1914-1920 - anyone heard of it?

From: chris aubeck <caubeck_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:40:52 +0200
Message-ID: <3a5693b30906290440r4a2615ele24647c8ab382c65_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi colleagues,

The Morning Republican of South Dakota (October 1920) described a
meteorite that was discovered somewhere between Alpena and Wessington
Springs in South Dakota in 1910. Its finder was a Mrs. A. A.
Barnhardt, who by 1914 had put the object on display in the state
capital, where it remained for six years. The rock weighed nearly six
pounds, was eight inches long, four inches thick, and five inches
wide. Physically its shape resembled a serpent?s head

Mrs Barnhardt was exhibiting it in October 1920 in Mitchell.

I'm trying to trace the story and the object. Has anyone ever heard of it?

Many thanks,

Chris
Received on Mon 29 Jun 2009 07:40:52 AM PDT