Farmer Julius McKinney poses here with his family and the piece of the Hodges meteorite that he found on a local road. McKinney sold his portion of the meteorite to the Smithsonian Institution and used the proceeds to purchase land and a car.
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Farmer Julius McKinney poses here with his family and the piece of the Hodges meteorite that he found on a local road. McKinney sold his portion of the meteorite to the Smithsonian Institution and used the proceeds to purchase land and a car.