The Willamette Meteorite
Posted by Jack Nisbet on Apr 23, 2016 in | Comments Off on The Willamette Meteorite
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Date/Time
Apr/23/2016
2:00 pm
Location
Usk Community Center
In the fall of 1902, a Welch farmer happened upon an odd rock perched on a slope above the Willamette River. It turned out to be a meteorite, and the slow unfolding of its story revealed links to the Pend Oreille drainage, tribal proprietary rights, Northwest mining, museum politics, Ice Age floods, human nature, and the deep history of the universe.
Spokane-based teacher and naturalist Jack Nisbet is the author of several books that explore the human and natural history of the Northwest, including biographies of fur agent David Thompson and naturalist David Douglas.