EPISODE · Sep 1, 2025 · 8 MIN
The Port Orford Meteorite: Was it all a big hoax?
from Offbeat Oregon History podcast · host Finn J.D. John
If it's true, the 11-ton space rock is still out there — and worth over $300 million. But the guy who says he found it was in financial trouble, and many geologists today suspect he made the whole thing up. (Port Orford, Curry County; 1860s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1112b-port-orford-meteorite-hoax-or-is-it-real.html)
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