Smithonia meteorite has history

Chunk of iron resides in Chicago museum

 

Ted Hughes looks at the part of his land where a meteorite was thought to have crashed into the earth in the 1940s. The meteorite has been at the Field Museum in Chicago since the 1940s. (Photo/Jack Casey)
Ted Hughes looks at the part of his land where a meteorite was thought to have crashed into the earth in the 1940s. The meteorite has been at the Field Museum in Chicago since the 1940s. (Photo/Jack Casey)

There’s a rare spectacle in Ted and Patsy Hughes’ backyard. 

 

A scenic drive down Smithonia Road leads to a quaint house with geometric-shaped gardens pointing south to a 600-foot wide grassy…