The Point Pleasant Register (Point Pleasant, W. Va.), July 21st 1909

Minnows Fell From Clouds.

A report comes from Camp Creek, in Mercer county, to the effect that during the hard rainstorm a few days ago good sized minnows fell from the clouds. The minnows were unlike the native species, and the belief is that they had been carried a long distance by currents of air before they were precipitated.

The phenomenon is accounted for by the supposition that these small aqueous animals are caught up in water spouts and delivered to the upper currents of the atmosphere, and finally fall with the rain when they reach the lower air strata.

Disclaimer: This 1909 newspaper article was published prior to 1931. Under United States copyright law (specifically the 95-year rule), this work has entered the public domain and is thus free to use or republish. It is presented here as an interesting and folkloric newspaper oddity.

Source(s): https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn86092106/1909-07-21/ed-1/?sp=3

[ Special thanks to: Theresa of Theresa’s Haunted History of the Tri-State for locating this article within the Library of Congress online archives. ]

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