It has long been held sacred by indigenous peoples of the Willamette Valley, including the federally recognized Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon
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The meteorite is on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City
I wonder what they did with it? Melt it down to make pick-axes?
It’s an awesome display to visit.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willamette_Meteorite
Of course it’s in NYC. When I saw your link, I thought, “I grew up in Oregon; how have I not seen this‽”
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…sounds about right
“Large swaths of Caucasians usually have a big building in the middle somewhere, with a shitload of other people’s shit.”