Estherville, Iowa - Estherville Meteorite
- Address:
- Hwy 4, Estherville, IA
- Directions:
- On Hwy 4 about 2.5 miles north of Hwy 9 in Estherville, or 5.5 miles south of the Minnesota state line.
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I don't know if you guys care or not, but, it makes me mad that he's trying to pass this off as a "tourist attraction"... [Tyler, 01/01/2000]
Estherville, Iowa - Famous Estherville Meteorite While traveling through Estherville, we stopped at a roadside marker describing a meteor that fell near Estherville in 1880. We stopped at the local library and viewed a "chunk" of the actual meteor. Ironically, on a visit to Chicago, we saw two "chunks" of the famous Estherville meteor at the Field Museum. [Lyle Hevern, 08/12/1998][RA: Well, it sure ramps up the amusement factor....]
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