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White, in his Historical Collections, mentions the fall of a meteoric stone near Forsyth on May 8, 1828. From a black cloud two explosions were heard, followed by the sound of some thing rushing through the air. Two men working in a field about a mile south of Forsyth saw a large stone descend and strike the ground not far from where they were. The stone was found the following day. It weighed thirty-six pounds, gave off a strong sulphurous odor when broken, and appeared to have been subjected to an intense heat. A specimen of the stone was sent to the Franklin college, now the University of Georgia.
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On May 9th, a "wonderful phenomenon" occurred outside of Forsyth, Georgia. A rock of 36 pounds appeared out of a clear sky and crashed into the ground with "tremendous noise." The rock's" impact was heard up to 80 miles away and it sunk two feet into the ground. The rock smelled of sulphur and appeared to have been in the fire.' The Cherokee Phoenix and Indians' Advocate reported that "similar bodies have fallen from the atmosphere, at different times, in the eastern, as well as in this continent yet no one has been able, satisfactorily, to account for their origin" (Cherokee Phoenix and Indians' Advocate).
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The Forsyth (L6) meteorite fell in Georgia, USA, on the 8th May, 1829.
A total mass of 16.3 kg was recovered.

33° 1'N, 83° 58'W



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