The Kentucky Meat Shower

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Type Event

Title The Kentucky Meat Shower

State Seed

Start 1876-03-03

Era 19th century

Place Bath County, Kentucky

Associations ordinary-time

Created 2026-05-30

On March 3, 1876, flakes of what looked like fresh meat fell from a clear sky over a strip of land in Bath County, Kentucky, about a hundred yards long, while a farmer’s wife was making soap on her porch. Two men who came to look tasted it and guessed lamb or venison. The explanation most often given is a flock of vultures, which disgorge their food when startled.

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2026-05-30 1 Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World / The Kentucky Meat Shower Had it on while I did the dishes. In 1876 meat fell from a clear sky over a strip of Bath County, Kentucky, and two men tasted it and guessed lamb or venison. The best explanation is a flock of startled vultures, which is somehow worse than a miracle. What stays with me is the tasting. Something impossible lands in your yard and a man's first instinct is to eat it. We are curious creatures.

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